Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 4LX
How much crime is recorded in WS3 4LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pelsall South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,245 (2024)
WS3 4LXWalsall
How safe is WS3 4LX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 4LX 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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).
WS3 4LXNational
Shoplifting46.58.4
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Burglary5.39.1
Public order5.14.6
Other theft3.84.5
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.