Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 4DA
How much crime is recorded in WS1 4DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palfrey
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
WS1 4DAWalsall
How safe is WS1 4DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 4DA area, above 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4DANational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Public order6.04.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.11.5
Burglary1.59.1
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.