Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 7EL
How much crime is recorded in WS8 7EL, 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 7ELWalsall
How safe is WS8 7EL
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 7EL 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS8 7ELNational
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.