Crime and Safety in Walsall
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Walsall is the second most dangerous major town in the West Midlands, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of the West Midlands's 44 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Walsall in 2026 is 91 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to the West Midlands's overall crime rate, coming in 1.2% higher than the West Midlands rate of 90 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Walsall is the 47th most dangerous major town, and the 852nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Walsall was the worst major town in the West Midlands for anti-social behaviour, with 86 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.28 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Walsall residents, when it was the West Midlands's most dangerous major town for other crime, recording 52 crimes at a rate of 0.17 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Walsall are violence and sexual offences, with 11,786 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 38. This is 3.2% higher than 2025's figure of 11,423 offences and a difference of 1.15 from 2025's crime rate of 37. Walsall's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 124 offences recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 124 crimes.
Walsall 2026 Crime Scorecard
Second Most Dangerous
Major Towns, The West Midlands
21% higher, regional crime rate
West Midlands
26% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Walsall is 21% higher than the West Midlands and 26% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Walsall Crime Rate Over Time
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Walsall Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Walsall represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Walsall's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Walsall up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Walsall's 5,577 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Walsall • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Walsall has a crime risk score of 631. This is based on analysis of 5,577 nearby areas within Walsall, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Walsall's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Walsall, crime risk scores are typically around 631, while in West Midlands they are average 643.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 701 (713 for West Midlands), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 749 (West Midlands 753).
Trends in Crime Risk
Walsall
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 30% in Walsall's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Walsall's crime risk score is down by 9%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Walsall's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 8%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Walsall
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Walsall • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 1.83 reports per 1,000 people in Walsall, which is 2.15 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 567 crime reports logged by West Midlands Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Midlands Police recorded 2,717 reports of Vehicle Crime in Walsall, resulting in a crime rate of 8.76 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 2.04.
The crime rate for Shoplifting is 1.55 times the national average at 11 reports per 1,000. This is from 3,423 crime reports reported to West Midlands Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Walsall
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.13 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.86 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 31% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.59 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.92 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 73% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Walsall
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Robbery offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.50 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 1.89 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 21% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.29 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 2.57 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 11% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.31 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.26 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 4.0% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Walsall • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Walsall | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 1,610 | 5.18 | 0.37 | 16,977 | 5.04 | 0.36 | 17,084 | 5.05 | 0.36 |
| Bicycle Theft | 124 | 0.41 | 0.56 | 1,772 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 1,777 | 0.52 | 0.71 |
| Burglary | 1,324 | 4.26 | 1.36 | 14,252 | 4.22 | 1.35 | 14,300 | 4.22 | 1.35 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 2,760 | 8.90 | 1.42 | 25,350 | 7.52 | 1.20 | 25,404 | 7.52 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 835 | 2.69 | 0.87 | 9,654 | 2.87 | 0.93 | 9,664 | 2.87 | 0.93 |
| Other Crime | 716 | 2.30 | 1.24 | 6,250 | 1.85 | 1.00 | 6,266 | 1.85 | 1.00 |
| Other Theft | 1,738 | 5.60 | 0.98 | 19,062 | 5.66 | 0.99 | 19,093 | 5.65 | 0.99 |
| Possession of Weapons | 567 | 1.83 | 2.15 | 6,831 | 2.03 | 2.39 | 6,833 | 2.01 | 2.36 |
| Public Order | 1,614 | 5.20 | 0.90 | 18,103 | 5.37 | 0.93 | 18,140 | 5.37 | 0.93 |
| Robbery | 485 | 1.55 | 1.31 | 6,597 | 1.97 | 1.67 | 6,604 | 1.97 | 1.67 |
| Shoplifting | 3,423 | 11.03 | 1.55 | 31,696 | 9.42 | 1.32 | 31,710 | 9.40 | 1.32 |
| Theft From the Person | 162 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 2,721 | 0.81 | 0.52 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,717 | 8.76 | 2.04 | 27,249 | 8.08 | 1.88 | 27,314 | 8.07 | 1.88 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 11,786 | 37.98 | 1.25 | 133,279 | 39.61 | 1.30 | 133,479 | 39.55 | 1.30 |
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Total Crime by Year
Walsall | West Midlands | West Midlands Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 28,251 | 91.03 | 1.26 | 302,816 | 89.93 | 1.25 | 303,305 | 89.81 | 1.25 |
| 2025 | 28,316 | 91.37 | 1.23 | 308,532 | 92.05 | 1.24 | 309,048 | 91.94 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | 29,721 | 96.77 | 1.28 | 325,474 | 97.98 | 1.30 | 326,040 | 97.88 | 1.30 |
| 2023 | 34,186 | 112.81 | 1.43 | 366,138 | 111.73 | 1.41 | 366,744 | 111.63 | 1.41 |
| 2022 | 33,805 | 112.80 | 1.47 | 362,498 | 111.98 | 1.46 | 362,973 | 111.82 | 1.46 |
| 2021 | 26,681 | 89.30 | 1.30 | 289,880 | 89.69 | 1.31 | 290,357 | 89.60 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | 23,795 | 79.67 | 1.07 | 254,446 | 78.82 | 1.06 | 254,889 | 78.73 | 1.06 |
| 2019 | 24,134 | 80.96 | 1.06 | 260,730 | 80.92 | 1.06 | 261,198 | 80.84 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 22,447 | 75.59 | 1.06 | 234,675 | 73.07 | 1.03 | 235,152 | 73.00 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 18,732 | 63.56 | 0.99 | 208,264 | 65.29 | 1.02 | 208,718 | 65.28 | 1.02 |
| 2016 | 5,940 | 20.21 | 1.06 | 62,786 | 19.74 | 1.04 | 62,881 | 19.72 | 1.03 |
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Walsall Compared to Nearby Major Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Major Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich | 9,218 | 110.14 | 21% more dangerous |
| Walsall | 28,251 | 91.03 | - |
| Dudley | 25,282 | 70.66 | 22% safer |
| Stourbridge | 3,881 | 63.75 | 30% safer |
| Sutton Coldfield | 6,353 | 62.62 | 31% safer |
| Solihull | 8,513 | 57.93 | 36% safer |
Comparing Walsall to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 13% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 9% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 8% safer |
| Walsall | 91.03 | - |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 8% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 15% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 15% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 17% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 18% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 18% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 37% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Walsall's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Walsall that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Active Living | 22 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 97 |
| Chuckery Green | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 20 | 15 |
| Aldridge Airport Outdoor Activity and Environmental Learning Centre | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 |
| The Promenade Gardens | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | 21 | 27 |
| Elmore Green | 6 | 3 | - | 4 | 13 | 75 |
| Delves Green | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Pelsall Common | 10 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 155 |
| The Clock Gardens | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Brownhills Common | 10 | 1 | 4 | - | 47 | 22 |
| Bradbury Park | 8 | - | 1 | - | 20 | 5 |
| The Lea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
| High Heath Park | 1 | - | 2 | - | 41 | 25 |
| Shelfield Recreation Ground | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 15 |
| Beech Tree Road Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | 12 |
| Winterley Lane Allotments | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 4 |
| Bath Street Gardens | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 20 | 23 |
| Palfrey Park | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 |
| Church Hill Memorial Garden | 16 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 58 | 140 |
| Blackwood Park | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Sutton Park | 16 | - | 14 | 3 | 33 | 63 |
| Leckie Wildlife Park | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 25 |
| Walsall Gala Baths | 3 | 7 | 6 | - | 23 | 20 |
| Streetly Methodist Recreation Centre | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Doe Bank Park | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Memorial Park | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 65 | 35 |
| George Rose Park | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 |
| Chetwynd Close Allotments | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Shepwell Green Allotment Gardens | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 |
| Reeds Wood Park | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
| Lane Avenue Allotments | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| Owen Park | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | 3 |
| Owen Memorial Garden | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 86 |
| Victoria Park | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | 25 |
| Victoria Park | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 68 |
| Kings Hill Park | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 17 |
| Pleck Park | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 18 | 9 |
| King George's Field | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 28 |
| Queens Lea Allotments | - | - | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| Rough Wood Country Park | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 63 | 43 |
| Willenhall Lawn Cemetery | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 10 |
| Harrison Health and Fitness | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| North Walsall Cemetery | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Bloxwich Park | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| Holland Park | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Anchor Meadow Playing Fields | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 20 |
| Darlaston Swimming and Fitness Centre | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 | 6 |
| Clayhanger Common | 4 | - | 1 | - | 20 | 19 |
| Bloxwich Active Living | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 27 |
| Chasewater | 40 | - | 18 | 3 | 70 | 41 |
| The Grange | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 102 | 62 |
Recent Crimes in Walsall
The 20 most recent crime reports in Walsall.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Little London | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near High Street | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Farmbridge Close | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Dale Street | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Lavender Grove | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Theft from the person | On or near Birch Street | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Charnwood Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Aldridge By-Pass | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Little London | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Dale Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Charlotte Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Charnwood Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Rochford Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near John Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near High Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Hospital Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Earl Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Hospital Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near High Street |
Methodology & Data Sources
Walsall Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Walsall during August 2026 will typically become available in October 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Walsall Data Points
For Walsall, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000184.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Walsall's daytime - or "workday" - population of 262,070 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Walsall