Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS6 9BU
How much crime is recorded in WS6 9BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Wyrley
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,352 (2024)
WS6 9BUWalsall
How safe is WS6 9BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS6 9BU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 9BUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.