Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 3ER
How much crime is recorded in WS1 3ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,773 (2024)
WS1 3ERWalsall
How safe is WS1 3ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 3ER area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 3ERNational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Burglary19.89.1
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.