Total Crime Rate

87.1 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Magness Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 297th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magness Crescent (WV12 4QW) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Short Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magness Crescent (WV12 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greadier Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Magness Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greadier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lane Head Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A462 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A462 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A462 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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