Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 7NE
How much crime is recorded in WS8 7NE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills West & Clayhanger
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
WS8 7NEWalsall
How safe is WS8 7NE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 72.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 7NE area, more than double 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
72.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 7NENational
Violence and sexual offences59.923.6
Criminal damage and arson15.74.7
Shoplifting11.48.4
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary8.59.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs3.62.4
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery2.31.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.