Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1DB
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pelsall South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
WS4 1DBWalsall
How safe is WS4 1DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 1DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 1DBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order1.74.6
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.