Postcode district · Walsall
Crime in WS1
How much crime is recorded in WS1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 45,427 (2024)
WS1Postcode district · Walsall
How safe is WS1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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).
WS1National
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary19.89.1
Shoplifting18.88.4
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Public order7.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft6.44.5
Drugs5.62.4
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.