Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 0DU
How much crime is recorded in WS9 0DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
How safe is WS9 0DU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 0DU 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
WS9 0DUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft3.34.5
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.92.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.