Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 8PW
How much crime is recorded in WS2 8PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,057 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
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How safe is WS2 8PW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 8PW 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
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 8PWNational
Burglary44.89.1
Violence and sexual offences35.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs5.82.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order4.34.6
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.