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WS2
Walsall
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Police crime history across the WS2 postcode district, normalized to the currently mapped LSOAs inside this catchment.
Latest month
1,309
Published for Jan 2026
Largest category
Unknown
7,755 incidents in the trailing 12-month window
YoY change
-4.6%
2025 vs 2024
Latest month1,309Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average57.3incidents per month per LSOA
12M baseline56.3Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-4.6%2025 vs 2024
Monthly trend line (5Y)
Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change -2.1%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026
Annual comparison
Location summary
LocationWS2Counts are normalized against the district's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents15,544Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified7,755 incidents · 49.9%
Coverage23 LSOAsRolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.
Mapped incident locations
| Month | Crime type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A4038 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Shoplifting West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Shoplifting West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Shoplifting West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Midlands Police | On or near A4148 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Other crime West Midlands Police | On or near A454 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Other theft West Midlands Police | On or near A461 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Public order West Midlands Police | On or near A461 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A461 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A461 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson West Midlands Police | On or near Adams Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near Adams Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near Adams Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near Adams Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Midlands Police | On or near Adams Street | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Possession of weapons West Midlands Police | On or near Aldis Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near Aldis Road | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Other theft West Midlands Police | On or near Alexander Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Category totals
| Crime type | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified WS2 | 7,755 | 49.9% |
| Violence and sexual offences WS2 | 2,839 | 18.3% |
| Shoplifting WS2 | 1,151 | 7.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson WS2 | 649 | 4.2% |
| Vehicle crime WS2 | 586 | 3.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour WS2 | 526 | 3.4% |
| Other theft WS2 | 493 | 3.2% |
| Public order WS2 | 423 | 2.7% |
| Drugs WS2 | 303 | 1.9% |
| Burglary WS2 | 295 | 1.9% |
| Possession of weapons WS2 | 175 | 1.1% |
| Other crime WS2 | 139 | 0.9% |
| Robbery WS2 | 100 | 0.6% |
| Theft from the person WS2 | 68 | 0.4% |
| Bicycle theft WS2 | 42 | 0.3% |
Police archive locations are published as mapped street-level points, not exact private addresses, so incidents may be snapped to a nearby road segment. Annual comparison uses full calendar years where 12 published months are available; otherwise it falls back to trailing 12 months versus the preceding 12 months.