Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8HE
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
WS9 8HEWalsall
How safe is WS9 8HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 8HE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 8HENational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Shoplifting19.38.4
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.64.6
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery2.01.4
Other theft1.64.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.