Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS9 9LS
How much crime is recorded in WS9 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Wood
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,446 (2024)
WS9 9LSWalsall
How safe is WS9 9LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS9 9LS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 9LSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Shoplifting20.68.4
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.54.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.