Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 7BY
How much crime is recorded in WS2 7BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,230 (2024)
WS2 7BYWalsall
How safe is WS2 7BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 7BY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 7BYNational
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Burglary19.39.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.