This article introduces the data from the Values in Crisis project conducted in Germany and the United Kingdom. The project seized the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment to investigate whether, how and to what extent people’s moral values change as a result of a disruptive event of massive order and global scale. An online panel survey measured individuals’ experiences with COVID-19, moral values, personality traits and social orientations at three different stages throughout the pandemic: at its onset (Wave 1: April–May 2020), one year later amidst the pandemic (Wave 2: February–March 2021), and two years later towards its end (Wave 3: February–April 2022). The samples for Wave 1 were drawn using quota sampling along gender, age group, level of education, and country region for the population aged 16 and above in Germany (N_DE,W1 = 2,005), and 18 and above in the UK (N_UK,W1 = 2,033). The samples for Wave 2 consist of re-contacted participants at a retention rate of 63.99% for Germany (N_DE,W1–2 = 1,283) and 56.57% for the UK (N_UK,W1–2 = 1,150). The samples for Wave 3 comprise of re-contacted participants at a retention rate of 43.74% in Germany (N_DE,W1–3 = 877) and 37.73% in the UK (N_UK,W1–3 = 767) as well as newly recruited participants (N_DE,W3 = 381, N_UK,W3 = 461). The data can be used for various secondary analyses on the topics covered in the survey.