Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bankside Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Streetly , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bankside Crescent (B74 2JA) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Streetly average (27.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankside Crescent (B74 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Kingscroft Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bankside Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnymead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hundred Acre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tulip Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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