Crime Rates at Cresswell Crescent, Walsall, WS3 2UJ

Cresswell Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 314th lowest 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 Cresswell Crescent (WS3 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Bloxwich West average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% 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 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tewkesbury Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.