Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 9AF
How much crime is recorded in WS2 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pleck
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,607 (2024)
WS2 9AFWalsall
How safe is WS2 9AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 9AF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 9AFNational
Shoplifting34.98.4
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Other theft8.14.5
Burglary6.59.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs3.02.4
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.