Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 0AY
How much crime is recorded in WS2 0AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bentley
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,989 (2024)
WS2 0AYWalsall
How safe is WS2 0AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 0AY area, more than double 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
62.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).
WS2 0AYNational
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Burglary19.69.1
Vehicle crime17.73.5
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.