Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 128.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cricket Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Paddock , and the 182nd 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 Cricket Close (WS5 3PU) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 185.2% higher than the Paddock average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricket Close (WS5 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cricket Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A34 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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