Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8RY
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8RY, 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 8RYWalsall
How safe is WS9 8RY
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 8RY 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS9 8RYNational
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.