Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS6 6DG
How much crime is recorded in WS6 6DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Wyrley
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
WS6 6DGWalsall
How safe is WS6 6DG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS6 6DG area, 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
WS6 6DGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Robbery2.81.4
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.