Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 9BH
How much crime is recorded in WS2 9BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pleck
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,955 (2024)
WS2 9BHWalsall
How safe is WS2 9BH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 9BH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 9BHNational
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Burglary15.59.1
Vehicle crime11.93.5
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Drugs6.02.4
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.54.6
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.