Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 3AS
How much crime is recorded in WS1 3AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
WS1 3ASWalsall
How safe is WS1 3AS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 3AS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3ASNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Burglary11.39.1
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.11.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.