Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 8NF
How much crime is recorded in WS2 8NF, 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)
WS2 8NFWalsall
How safe is WS2 8NF
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 8NF 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS2 8NFNational
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.