Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1AB
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelfield
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
WS4 1ABWalsall
How safe is WS4 1AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 1AB 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
WS4 1ABNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order3.94.6
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.