Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1LF
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1LF, 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 1LFWalsall
How safe is WS4 1LF
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 1LF 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS4 1LFNational
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.