Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8ED
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
WS9 8EDWalsall
How safe is WS9 8ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 8ED area, 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8EDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.