Crime Rates at Cresswell Crescent, Walsall, WS3 2TS

Cresswell Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 382nd lowest crime rate of 827 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 Cresswell Crescent (WS3 2TS) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Crescent (WS3 2TS), the main crime hotspot is near Tewkesbury Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.