Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 4AZ
How much crime is recorded in WS1 4AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palfrey
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,997 (2024)
WS1 4AZWalsall
How safe is WS1 4AZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 4AZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 4AZNational
Shoplifting32.28.4
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.84.6
Robbery2.51.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.