Total Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakenhayes Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 16th 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 Oakenhayes Drive (WS8 7QB) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Brownhills average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Oakenhayes Drive (WS8 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Deer Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Walsall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandy Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Castle Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sallow Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sallow Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sallow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roundhill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Deer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Deer Road | Under investigation |
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