Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 5BJ
How much crime is recorded in WS3 5BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pelsall North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,130 (2024)
WS3 5BJWalsall
How safe is WS3 5BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 5BJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5BJNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Shoplifting1.98.4
Robbery0.61.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.