Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 4HF
How much crime is recorded in WS1 4HF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palfrey
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,882 (2024)
WS1 4HFWalsall
How safe is WS1 4HF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 4HF 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
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 4HFNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order8.04.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs3.92.4
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Burglary2.79.1
Robbery2.11.4
Shoplifting1.98.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.