Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 7LY
How much crime is recorded in WS8 7LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills West & Clayhanger
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
WS8 7LYWalsall
How safe is WS8 7LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 7LY 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
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 7LYNational
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Burglary13.29.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.