Crime Rates at Occupation Road, Walsall, WS8 7BT

Occupation Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Occupation Road (WS8 7BT) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Occupation Road (WS8 7BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradbury Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.