Postcode district · Walsall
Crime in WS9
How much crime is recorded in WS9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 40,893 (2024)
WS9Postcode district · Walsall
How safe is WS9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS9, 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
45
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).
WS9National
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary9.69.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.