Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 0HS
How much crime is recorded in WS2 0HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bentley
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
WS2 0HSWalsall
How safe is WS2 0HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 0HS area, 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
90
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 0HSNational
Violence and sexual offences46.423.6
Burglary15.29.1
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.