Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 1RG
How much crime is recorded in WS3 1RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Ryecroft
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,414 (2024)
WS3 1RGWalsall
How safe is WS3 1RG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 1RG 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
70.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 1RGNational
Violence and sexual offences50.623.6
Burglary16.39.1
Criminal damage and arson13.74.7
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Other theft6.24.5
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.