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Postcode sector · Walsall

Crime in WS9 0

How much crime is recorded in WS9 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
21,418 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS9 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS9 0, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS9 0National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary10.29.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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