Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Glastonbury Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 111th 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 Glastonbury Crescent (WS3 2RR) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Bloxwich West average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glastonbury Crescent (WS3 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Margam Terrace, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tewkesbury Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glastonbury Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tewkesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bolton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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