Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8PN
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
WS9 8PNWalsall
How safe is WS9 8PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 8PN area, 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8PNNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary11.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other theft0.94.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.