Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 6BL
How much crime is recorded in WS8 6BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
WS8 6BLWalsall
How safe is WS8 6BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 6BL 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
WS8 6BLNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Burglary12.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.02.4
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.