Crime Rates at Oldacre Gardens, Walsall, WS8 7ET

Oldacre Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 265th 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 Oldacre Gardens (WS8 7ET) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 290.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldacre Gardens (WS8 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.