Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 8HL
How much crime is recorded in WS2 8HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,681 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
WS2 8HLWalsall
How safe is WS2 8HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 140.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 8HL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
140.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
316
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8HLNational
Violence and sexual offences97.623.6
Shoplifting78.58.4
Burglary74.39.1
Public order24.94.6
Drugs17.92.4
Other theft17.24.5
Vehicle crime15.53.5
Criminal damage and arson14.74.7
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Possession of weapons7.70.9
Theft from the person7.52.1
Robbery7.01.4
Other crime3.41.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.