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Postcode sector · Walsall

Crime in WS2 0

How much crime is recorded in WS2 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
12,038 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS2 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS2 0, 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
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).

WS2 0National
Violence and sexual offences36.623.6
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Vehicle crime11.33.5
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.64.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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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