Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 2SE
How much crime is recorded in WS3 2SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich North West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
WS3 2SEWalsall
How safe is WS3 2SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 2SE area, 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 2SENational
Shoplifting33.98.4
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order5.84.6
Robbery5.21.4
Other theft3.84.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.