Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 9AS
How much crime is recorded in WS9 9AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Wood
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
WS9 9ASWalsall
How safe is WS9 9AS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 9AS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 9ASNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Burglary11.89.1
Vehicle crime11.03.5
Shoplifting10.78.4
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft7.94.5
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Public order5.44.6
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery3.31.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.