Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 2LA
How much crime is recorded in WS1 2LA, 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)
WS1 2LAWalsall
How safe is WS1 2LA
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 2LA 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS1 2LANational
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
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.