Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 8UZ
How much crime is recorded in WS9 8UZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,424 (2024)
WS9 8UZWalsall
How safe is WS9 8UZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 8UZ area, below 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
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 8UZNational
Burglary19.49.1
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Shoplifting12.38.4
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.34.6
Robbery1.61.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.