Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Paddock , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 824 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 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (WS1 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Bernard Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chuckery Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moncrieffe Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beacon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selborne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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