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Crime in WS2 8

How much crime is recorded in WS2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
22,699 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 68.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS2 8, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
68.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WS2 8National
Violence and sexual offences47.423.6
Burglary28.59.1
Shoplifting23.38.4
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order8.84.6
Other theft8.14.5
Drugs6.92.4
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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