Postcode area · Walsall
Crime in WS
How much crime is recorded in WS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 528,813 (2024)
WSPostcode area · Walsall
How safe is WS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WSNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Burglary9.19.1
Shoplifting8.08.4
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.