Total Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.7 1/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oaken Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 824 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 Oaken Drive (WV12 5NU) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Short Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaken Drive (WV12 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Lane Close. Police recorded 67 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 Oaken Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pinewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oaken Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pooles Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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