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Postcode sector · Walsall

Crime in WS1 1

How much crime is recorded in WS1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
11,237 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS1 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 90.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
90.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
182
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS1 1National
Violence and sexual offences63.423.6
Burglary40.19.1
Shoplifting34.88.4
Public order13.44.6
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Other theft11.04.5
Drugs10.52.4
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Possession of weapons4.60.9
Robbery4.11.4
Theft from the person3.12.1
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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