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Crime in WS10 8

How much crime is recorded in WS10 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
25,618 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS10 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS10 8, 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
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WS10 8National
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Burglary12.49.1
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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.

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