Total Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kinver Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 827 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 Kinver Crescent (WS9 8LP) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kinver Crescent (WS9 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Stonnall Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stonnall Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Malvern Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonnall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stonnall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stonnall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stonnall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kinver Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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