Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1GD
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1GD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall North East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,960 (2024)
WS4 1GDWalsall
How safe is WS4 1GD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 1GD 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
39.1
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 1GDNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary8.29.1
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Other crime3.51.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Robbery2.11.4
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.