Walsall: local statistics
Walsall is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, home to an estimated 295,722 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Walsall, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A Band D home in Walsall pays an average of £2,627.48 in council tax in 2026-27, 5.2% more than in 2025-26. That makes it the highest in the West Midlands. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,663.29, so it has risen 58%.
The average house price in Walsall was £215,329 in July 2026, up 1.5% on July 2025. It ranks as 27th of 30 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest (regional average £250,880). This July figure is the highest in the series, 53% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Walsall (£34,036) gives a ratio of 6.3. That ratio is the 20th highest ratio of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
Full-time employees living in Walsall earned a median £682.60 a week in April 2025, or £34,036 over a year. It is the 3rd lowest of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands, and 6.6% less than across the West Midlands. Jobs based in Walsall paid a median £689.90 a week, £7.30 more than the figure for people who live there. In 2015 the residents' median was £475.50, so it has risen 44% before inflation.
6.0% of Walsall residents aged 16 to 64 (10,835 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026; the rate for the West Midlands was 5.3%. That compares with 5.8% a year before. The five-year high was 7.4% (August 2021); the low was 5.2% (April 2024).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Walsall had a life expectancy at birth of 81.8 years; for men it was 77.6 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.5 years for women and -0.3 for men. It is the 27th highest for women of 30 in the West Midlands.
The police recorded 92.9 crimes per 1,000 residents in Walsall in the year to March 2026 (27,482 offences in all), 4th of 22 in the West Midlands, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 95.4 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 66.9 to 115.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
An estimated 68.1% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Walsall were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 4.5 points), against 73.6% across the West Midlands. Its lowest reading in the series was 65.4% and its highest 73.8%.
The ONS counted 9,895 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Walsall in March 2026, 13% more than in 2016. There are 33 per 1,000 residents, the 27th highest of 30 in the West Midlands.
In mid-2025 the population of Walsall was estimated at 295,722, up 0.4% on mid-2024. That is 20,232 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 7.3%; the West Midlands grew by 7.8% over the same years. That is mid-table in the West Midlands, 15th of 30. No earlier year in the series was higher.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 275,490 |
| 2016 | 278,429 |
| 2017 | 281,229 |
| 2018 | 282,921 |
| 2019 | 284,600 |
| 2020 | 284,578 |
| 2021 | 284,392 |
| 2022 | 286,669 |
| 2023 | 290,545 |
| 2024 | 294,626 |
| 2025 | 295,722 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £140,371 |
| July 2017 | £146,525 |
| July 2018 | £155,151 |
| July 2019 | £156,446 |
| July 2020 | £166,116 |
| July 2021 | £181,509 |
| July 2022 | £194,831 |
| July 2023 | £201,636 |
| July 2024 | £201,275 |
| July 2025 | £212,244 |
| July 2026 | £215,329 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £475.50 a week |
| 2016 | £464.30 a week |
| 2017 | £475.70 a week |
| 2018 | £493.60 a week |
| 2019 | £517.80 a week |
| 2020 | £517.10 a week |
| 2021 | £547.80 a week |
| 2022 | £570.30 a week |
| 2023 | £621.90 a week |
| 2024 | £641.90 a week |
| 2025 | £682.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,663.29 |
| 2017-18 | £1,744.04 |
| 2018-19 | £1,836.10 |
| 2019-20 | £1,927.64 |
| 2020-21 | £2,007.26 |
| 2021-22 | £2,112.46 |
| 2022-23 | £2,183.42 |
| 2023-24 | £2,261.05 |
| 2024-25 | £2,375.30 |
| 2025-26 | £2,498.27 |
| 2026-27 | £2,627.48 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 67.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 66.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 79.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 85.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 85.9 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 90.8 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 114.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 115.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 99.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 95.4 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 92.9 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 65.4% |
| 2016/17 | 67.7% |
| 2017/18 | 70.6% |
| 2018/19 | 70.8% |
| 2019/20 | 71.4% |
| 2020/21 | 72.7% |
| 2021/22 | 70.8% |
| 2022/23 | 71.2% |
| 2023/24 | 73.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72.9% |
| 2025/26 | 68.1% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.3 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.9 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 81.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,735 |
| 2017 | 9,135 |
| 2018 | 8,940 |
| 2019 | 9,020 |
| 2020 | 9,225 |
| 2021 | 9,520 |
| 2022 | 9,820 |
| 2023 | 9,475 |
| 2024 | 9,570 |
| 2025 | 9,620 |
| 2026 | 9,895 |
Questions about Walsall
How much is Band D council tax in Walsall?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,627.48 for 2026-27.
What is the average house price in Walsall?
£215,329 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+1.5% on a year).
What is the average salary in Walsall?
£682.60 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Walsall?
The ONS claimant count was 10,835 in August 2026, 6.0% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is life expectancy in Walsall?
81.8 years for women and 77.6 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Walsall?
92.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the population of Walsall?
The ONS estimates 295,722 people lived in Walsall in mid-2025.
Who has power over Walsall
Every body that makes decisions for Walsall, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Walsall council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Walsall in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Aldridge-Brownhills: Wendy Morton (Conservative) MP
- Walsall and Bloxwich: Valerie Vaz (Labour) MP
- Wolverhampton North East: Sureena Brackenridge (Labour) MP
- Wolverhampton South East: Pat McFadden (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the West Midlands
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the West Midlands: Coventry · Dudley · Sandwell · Shropshire · Stoke-on-Trent · Wolverhampton
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