Postcode district · Walsall
Crime in WS2
How much crime is recorded in WS2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 55,892 (2024)
WS2Postcode district · Walsall
How safe is WS2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS2, 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
59.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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).
WS2National
Violence and sexual offences42.523.6
Burglary18.89.1
Shoplifting13.58.4
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Other theft6.34.5
Public order6.34.6
Drugs4.42.4
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.