Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 6FD
How much crime is recorded in WS8 6FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,795 (2024)
WS8 6FDWalsall
How safe is WS8 6FD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 6FD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 6FDNational
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Criminal damage and arson14.74.7
Burglary11.29.1
Shoplifting9.58.4
Public order8.44.6
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.31.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.