Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 6DP
How much crime is recorded in WS8 6DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Wood
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
WS8 6DPWalsall
How safe is WS8 6DP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 6DP 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6DPNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.