Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1DG
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushall
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,957 (2024)
WS4 1DGWalsall
How safe is WS4 1DG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 1DG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 1DGNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Burglary13.89.1
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Vehicle crime9.73.5
Public order7.04.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.