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WS8
Walsall
Median Price (3Y)
£239,089Price Trend (5Y)
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Median Price (3Y)
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Price Trend (5Y)
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Crime Trends
Police crime history across the WS8 postcode district, normalized to the currently mapped LSOAs inside this catchment.
Latest month
654
Published for Jan 2026
Largest category
Unknown
4,065 incidents in the trailing 12-month window
YoY change
-7.1%
2025 vs 2024
Latest month654Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average69.6incidents per month per LSOA
12M baseline69.3Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-7.1%2025 vs 2024
Monthly trend line (5Y)
Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change +1.2%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026
Annual comparison
Location summary
LocationWS8Counts are normalized against the district's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents8,312Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified4,065 incidents · 48.9%
Coverage10 LSOAsRolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.
Mapped incident locations
| Month | Crime type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 A452 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Robbery West Midlands Police | On or near A452 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A452 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A452 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Midlands Police | On or near A452 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Midlands Police | On or near A452 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Midlands Police | On or near A452 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Jan 2026 | Other crime West Midlands Police | On or near A454 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Burglary West Midlands Police | On or near A5195 | Under investigation |
| 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 |
Category totals
| Crime type | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified WS8 | 4,065 | 48.9% |
| Violence and sexual offences WS8 | 1,299 | 15.6% |
| Shoplifting WS8 | 856 | 10.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour WS8 | 381 | 4.6% |
| Vehicle crime WS8 | 330 | 4.0% |
| Public order WS8 | 281 | 3.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson WS8 | 254 | 3.1% |
| Other theft WS8 | 232 | 2.8% |
| Burglary WS8 | 163 | 2.0% |
| Drugs WS8 | 134 | 1.6% |
| Possession of weapons WS8 | 86 | 1.0% |
| Robbery WS8 | 82 | 1.0% |
| Other crime WS8 | 67 | 0.8% |
| Theft from the person WS8 | 51 | 0.6% |
| Bicycle theft WS8 | 31 | 0.4% |
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.