Total Crime Rate

209.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 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

Oak Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pelsall , and the 76th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (WS3 5DW) in the last 12 months was 209.6 per 1,000 residents and was 227.6% higher than the Pelsall average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (WS3 5DW), the main crime hotspot is near Leyland Croft. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huddocks View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilner'S View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leyland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilner'S View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyland Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riddings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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