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Overview of Walsall crime rate

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Walsall stands 6th among 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts in terms of crime rates. The year 2023 saw 33592 reported crime incidents. Based on the latest census, Walsall has a population of 284124, leading to a crime rate of 118.23 per 1000 residents. This represents a 7.17% reduction in crime rate compared to the prior year.

Leading crime types in Walsall include Violence and sexual offences (39.1%), Vehicle crime (10.2%), Criminal damage and arson (9.1%), with less frequent incidents being Drugs (1.6%), Theft from the person (0.6%), Bicycle theft (0.4%).

Walsall is divided into 20 wards. Wards experiencing higher crime rates are St Matthew’s (Walsall) (283.3), Pleck (173.3), Willenhall South (166.4). In contrast, the safest wards are Paddock (55.3), Pheasey Park Farm (45.8), Streetly (38.2).

In terms of postcode districts overlapping with Walsall, high crime rates are observed in WS1 (175.2), WS2 (161.9), WV13 (154.5). The safest postcode districts include B43 (77.4), WS5 (66.6), B74 (44.8).

In Walsall, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 5.61 in 2020 and 1.85 in 2023, Criminal damage and arson by 2.15 in 2021, and Other theft by 1.51 in 2021 and 2.91 in 2022. Public order offences rose by 2.61 in 2020 and 3.68 in 2021, while Shoplifting increased by 1.96 in 2023. Vehicle crime rates went up by 2.86 in 2021 and 1.57 in 2022. Violence and sexual offences saw significant increases of 7.51 in 2020 and 14.16 in 2021. However, there were decreases in Anti-social behaviour by -6.32 in 2021 and -5.41 in 2022, Other theft by -1.63 in 2023, Public order by -3.09 in 2023, Shoplifting by -2.2 in 2020, Vehicle crime by -2.16 in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by -2.09 in 2022 and -5.17 in 2023.

Walsall crime incidents by crime type

A total of 33592 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 13151 (39.1)%
Vehicle crime – 3414 (10.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 3072 (9.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2650 (7.9)%
Other theft – 2242 (6.7)%
Shoplifting – 2241 (6.7)%
Public order – 2163 (6.4)%
Burglary – 1932 (5.8)%
Other crime – 682 (2.0)%
Possession of weapons – 598 (1.8)%
Robbery – 588 (1.8)%
Drugs – 527 (1.6)%
Theft from the person – 194 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 138 (0.4)%

How does Walsall compare against nearby areas ?

Walsall ranks 6th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Walsall wards

There are 20 wards within Walsall. St Matthew’s (Walsall), Pleck, Willenhall South has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.