Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 9NT
How much crime is recorded in WS2 9NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,954 (2024)
WS2 9NTWalsall
How safe is WS2 9NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 9NT 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
57.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 9NTNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Burglary30.09.1
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Other theft7.94.5
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Drugs6.22.4
Shoplifting3.68.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.