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