Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 134.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunter Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Blakenall , and the 168th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunter Crescent (WS3 1AA) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Blakenall average (190.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunter Crescent (WS3 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Hunter Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunter Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stag Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sanderling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stag Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ryecroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stag Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grebe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warner Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warner Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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