Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 7ED
How much crime is recorded in WS2 7ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich Central & North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
WS2 7EDWalsall
How safe is WS2 7ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 7ED 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
44.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 7EDNational
Violence and sexual offences33.023.6
Burglary17.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order5.94.6
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.81.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.