Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 1PY
How much crime is recorded in WS3 1PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Ryecroft
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,088 (2024)
WS3 1PYWalsall
How safe is WS3 1PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 1PY 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
64.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).
WS3 1PYNational
Violence and sexual offences51.323.6
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft5.44.5
Public order4.84.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.