Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8JA
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8JA, 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)
WS9 8JAWalsall
How safe is WS9 8JA
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 8JA 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS9 8JANational
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.