Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS8 7RA
How much crime is recorded in WS8 7RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills West & Clayhanger
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
WS8 7RAWalsall
How safe is WS8 7RA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS8 7RA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7RANational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting6.08.4
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.44.6
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.