Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 9PG
How much crime is recorded in WS2 9PG, 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 9PGWalsall
How safe is WS2 9PG
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 9PG 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS2 9PGNational
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.