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Crime in WS3 5

How much crime is recorded in WS3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
9,427 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS3 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS3 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Burglary6.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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