Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS3 5DA
How much crime is recorded in WS3 5DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pelsall North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
WS3 5DAWalsall
How safe is WS3 5DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS3 5DA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 5DANational
Violence and sexual offences44.623.6
Burglary14.59.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft5.34.5
Public order5.04.6
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.