Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 6EL
How much crime is recorded in WS8 6EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills West & Clayhanger
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,239 (2024)
WS8 6ELWalsall
How safe is WS8 6EL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 6EL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 6ELNational
Burglary30.59.1
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Shoplifting24.08.4
Vehicle crime10.83.5
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft5.64.5
Robbery3.91.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.