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Crime in WS8 7AE

How much crime is recorded in WS8 7AE, 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)
Crime

How safe is WS8 7AE

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 7AE 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
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

WS8 7AENational
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
Trend

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.

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