Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Oaks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 107th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oaks (WS3 2NY) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% higher than the Bloxwich West average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oaks (WS3 2NY), the main crime hotspot is near Ragley Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oaks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneyd Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ragley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sand Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lanton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ragley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ragley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Croxstalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneyd Hall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ragley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Croxstalls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneyd Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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