Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 4DS
How much crime is recorded in WS1 4DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palfrey
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,725 (2024)
WS1 4DSWalsall
How safe is WS1 4DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 4DS 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS1 4DSNational
Burglary24.79.1
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Shoplifting9.68.4
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order6.54.6
Drugs5.62.4
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.