Moss Side
Middle areaThe south west of the South Ribble. 5,486 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Moss Side live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Moss Side
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Moss Side at a rate of 70.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across South Ribble.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 172 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 |
| Other crime | 64 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Moss Side compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Moss Side safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Moss Side at a rate of 70.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across South Ribble.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Moss Side.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (172), anti-social behaviour (66) and other crime (64).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Ribble
These figures are published for the whole of South Ribble, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Ribble and not Moss Side alone. See South Ribble
Moss Side in brief
The median price paid for a home in Moss Side was £272,125 in 2025.
Moss Side had 5,051 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Moss Side live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Moss Side, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.