Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 0WB
How much crime is recorded in WS2 0WB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darlaston East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,019 (2024)
WS2 0WBWalsall
How safe is WS2 0WB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 0WB 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
53.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 0WBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Vehicle crime18.73.5
Burglary10.99.1
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Other theft4.74.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order3.94.6
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.