Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 7HB
How much crime is recorded in WS2 7HB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leamore
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
WS2 7HBWalsall
How safe is WS2 7HB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 7HB 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
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 7HBNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Burglary16.79.1
Criminal damage and arson13.24.7
Shoplifting11.58.4
Other theft8.44.5
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order2.44.6
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.