Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 9RG
How much crime is recorded in WS2 9RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pleck
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,890 (2024)
WS2 9RGWalsall
How safe is WS2 9RG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 9RG area, more than double 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
73.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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 9RGNational
Violence and sexual offences52.623.6
Other theft21.64.5
Vehicle crime13.53.5
Shoplifting8.68.4
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary6.69.1
Drugs6.02.4
Public order5.74.6
Robbery3.01.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.