Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS1 4LL
How much crime is recorded in WS1 4LL, 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 4LLWalsall
How safe is WS1 4LL
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 4LL 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS1 4LLNational
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.