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Crime in WS3 1

How much crime is recorded in WS3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
25,773 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS3 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS3 1, 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
72.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS3 1National
Violence and sexual offences52.623.6
Burglary20.19.1
Shoplifting19.78.4
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Public order8.44.6
Other theft7.14.5
Drugs5.52.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Other crime2.61.5
Theft from the person2.62.1
Robbery2.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% 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.

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