Total Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Delves Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Palfrey , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Delves Crescent (WS5 4LS) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Palfrey average (75.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 394.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delves Crescent (WS5 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delves Crescent, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorne Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Palfrey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Botany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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