Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cresswell Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cresswell Crescent (WS3 2UL) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Cresswell Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roche Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neath Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neath Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cresswell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Glastonbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margam Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tewkesbury Road —
Sep 2025Public order Abingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Margam Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Margam Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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