Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 0NT
How much crime is recorded in WS2 0NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bentley
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,626 (2024)
WS2 0NTWalsall
How safe is WS2 0NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 0NT area, 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
48.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 0NTNational
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Criminal damage and arson16.84.7
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.