Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 2DU
How much crime is recorded in WS1 2DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is WS1 2DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 2DU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS1 2DUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.91.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.