Crime Rates at Oak Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0HY

Oak Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 341st highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 Oak Avenue (WS2 0HY) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (WS2 0HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slim Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.