Postcode district · Walsall
Crime in WS5
How much crime is recorded in WS5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 30,945 (2024)
WS5Postcode district · Walsall
How safe is WS5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS5, 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
48.6
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).
WS5National
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Shoplifting20.08.4
Burglary15.59.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs4.52.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.