Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS2 9UD
How much crime is recorded in WS2 9UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,965 (2024)
WS2 9UDWalsall
How safe is WS2 9UD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS2 9UD 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
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9UDNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Burglary12.59.1
Vehicle crime10.93.5
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft6.14.5
Public order4.74.6
Drugs3.92.4
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.