Postcode district · Walsall
Crime in WS3
How much crime is recorded in WS3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 72,014 (2024)
WS3Postcode district · Walsall
How safe is WS3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS3, well 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
49.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS3National
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Shoplifting14.88.4
Burglary13.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order5.64.6
Other theft5.04.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.