Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 7AY
How much crime is recorded in WS8 7AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Wood
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
WS8 7AYWalsall
How safe is WS8 7AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 7AY 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
49.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 7AYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Burglary13.19.1
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Shoplifting9.38.4
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Public order4.44.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.