Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8BB
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
How safe is WS9 8BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 8BB area, broadly in line with 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS9 8BBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary12.49.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.