Crime Rates at Cresswell Crescent, Walsall, WS3 2UJ

Cresswell Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 827 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 Cresswell Crescent (WS3 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Crescent (WS3 2UJ), 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.