Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 7QA
How much crime is recorded in WS8 7QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
WS8 7QAWalsall
How safe is WS8 7QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 7QA area, broadly in line with 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 7QANational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order6.04.6
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.