Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 7NL
How much crime is recorded in WS8 7NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood West
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,173 (2024)
WS8 7NLWalsall
How safe is WS8 7NL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 7NL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 7NLNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Shoplifting14.38.4
Burglary8.89.1
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft4.34.5
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.