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Crime in WS1 9

How much crime is recorded in WS1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
2,681 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS1 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 140.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS1 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
140.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
316
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences97.623.6
Shoplifting78.58.4
Burglary74.39.1
Public order24.94.6
Drugs17.92.4
Other theft17.24.5
Vehicle crime15.53.5
Criminal damage and arson14.74.7
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Possession of weapons7.70.9
Theft from the person7.52.1
Robbery7.01.4
Other crime3.41.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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