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Postcode sector · Walsall

Crime in WS1 2

How much crime is recorded in WS1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,064 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 77.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
77.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
153
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences54.723.6
Shoplifting33.88.4
Burglary27.69.1
Public order10.84.6
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Other theft8.54.5
Drugs8.02.4
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Robbery3.91.4
Possession of weapons3.40.9
Theft from the person2.72.1
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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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