Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Oaks area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bloxwich West , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 824 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 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% higher than the Bloxwich West average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oaks (WS3 2NY), the main crime hotspot is near Signal Grove. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 53 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Croxstalls Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sneyd Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ragley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxstalls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ragley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sand Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempthorne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4210 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Croxstalls Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ragley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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