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