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Crime in WS9 8

How much crime is recorded in WS9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,078 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS9 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS9 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary10.49.1
Shoplifting6.08.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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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