Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 361st highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (WS1 2BX) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Paddock average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (WS1 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Tong Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Drive Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Walsingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieffe Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Tong Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Tong Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Tong Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Parklands Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Chuckery Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Parklands Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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