Crime Rates at Barns Close, Walsall, WS9 9BD

Barns Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aldridge North and Walsall Wood , and the 38th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barns Close (WS9 9BD) in the last 12 months was 336.1 per 1,000 residents and was 331.3% higher than the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barns Close (WS9 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Bridgwater Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.