Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS6 7AU
How much crime is recorded in WS6 7AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Wyrley
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,397 (2024)
WS6 7AUWalsall
How safe is WS6 7AU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS6 7AU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7AUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.