Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 9QS
How much crime is recorded in WS2 9QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pleck
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,075 (2024)
WS2 9QSWalsall
How safe is WS2 9QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 9QS 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
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 9QSNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Burglary11.99.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.44.6
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.