What is the crime rate in walsall?

As of March 2026, walsall has an annual crime rate of 95.65 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,656 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does walsall rank nationally for crime?

walsall ranks #49 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in walsall?

The most common crime type in walsall is Violence & Sexual Offences with 1,100 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 41.4% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: West Midlands Police Police

walsall Crime Intelligence Report

walsall recorded 2,656 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.35 per 1,000 residents. This places walsall at #49 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 17.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.3% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,656

trending_up +17.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

95.65per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#219of 330

Ranked by annual rate

West Midlands

#4rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 128 Vehicle crime: 6	128
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 48	48
On or near Parking Area Map	Vehicle crime: 17 Criminal damage and arson: 10 Other theft: 4	17
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 20	20
On or near B4154 Map	Shoplifting: 20	20
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 16 Possession of weapons: 4	16
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 19	19
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 16	16
On or near Park Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10 Robbery: 2 Other theft: 2	10
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 14	14

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,656 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

1,100

41.4%

Shoplifting

319

12.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

229

8.6%

Vehicle Crime

213

8.0%

Public Order

152

5.7%

Other Theft

142

5.3%

Burglary

110

4.1%

Anti-social Behaviour

101

3.8%

Drug Offences

3.4%

Other Crime

2.4%

Weapons Possession

2.3%

Robbery

1.7%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

Stop & Search

March 2026

2,866

Total Stops

16.9%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,433

Offensive weapons

717

Stolen goods

337

Article for use in theft

291

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,780

Arrest485

Community resolution337

Not recorded209

Khat or Cannabis warning20

Penalty Notice for Disorder19

Summons / charged by post10

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male2,262

Female217

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

52.0%

White

27.5%

Asian

19.1%

Black

1.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Midlands Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Birchills Leamore	357	168.7
2	Willenhall South	227	138.3
3	Bloxwich West	145	116.6
4	Bentley and Darlaston North	196	108.3
5	Pleck	213	101.5

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Streetly	21	1.6
shield	Pheasey Park Farm	40	3.5
shield	Paddock	45	3.4
shield	Aldridge Central and South	103	6.1
shield	Willenhall North	63	5.0

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +17.2%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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