Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS6 7DY
How much crime is recorded in WS6 7DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheslyn Hay
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
WS6 7DYWalsall
How safe is WS6 7DY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS6 7DY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 7DYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order0.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.