Postcode district · Walsall
Crime in WS8
How much crime is recorded in WS8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 27,359 (2024)
WS8Postcode district · Walsall
How safe is WS8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS8, 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
37.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
WS8National
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Burglary11.49.1
Shoplifting7.08.4
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.