Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 8EW
How much crime is recorded in WS2 8EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall North East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
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How safe is WS2 8EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 69.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 8EW area, 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
69.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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 8EWNational
Violence and sexual offences48.023.6
Shoplifting36.68.4
Burglary16.79.1
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Other theft8.44.5
Public order8.24.6
Drugs4.62.4
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Robbery3.21.4
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.