Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS6 7HE
How much crime is recorded in WS6 7HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheslyn Hay
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,165 (2024)
How safe is WS6 7HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS6 7HE area, broadly in line with 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
31.3
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 7HENational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Burglary5.09.1
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other theft0.44.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.