Crime Rates at Bescot Crescent, Walsall, WS1 4ND

Bescot Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 148th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bescot Crescent (WS1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher than the Palfrey average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bescot Crescent (WS1 4ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bescot Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallows Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.