Crime Rates at Alder Crescent, Walsall, WS5 4LQ

Alder Crescent area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Alder Crescent (WS5 4LQ) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Crescent (WS5 4LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Thorncroft Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.