Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8JS
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
WS9 8JSWalsall
How safe is WS9 8JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 8JS 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.