Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 4AF
How much crime is recorded in WS1 4AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palfrey
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
WS1 4AFWalsall
How safe is WS1 4AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 4AF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS1 4AFNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order2.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.