Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 4LF
How much crime is recorded in WS1 4LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Palfrey
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
WS1 4LFWalsall
How safe is WS1 4LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS1 4LF 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 4LFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.51.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.