Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 8RU
How much crime is recorded in WS2 8RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,858 (2024)
WS2 8RUWalsall
How safe is WS2 8RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 8RU 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
44.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 8RUNational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Burglary8.89.1
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.22.4
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.