Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 8SU
How much crime is recorded in WS2 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leamore
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,120 (2024)
WS2 8SUWalsall
How safe is WS2 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 8SU 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
52.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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 8SUNational
Shoplifting64.48.4
Burglary43.09.1
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Other theft8.64.5
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Public order6.04.6
Drugs6.02.4
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Possession of weapons4.20.9
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.