Total Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 107.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bescot Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 226th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bescot Crescent (WS1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Palfrey average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bescot Crescent (WS1 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Bescot Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bescot Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bescot Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallows Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bescot Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

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