Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1PD
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelfield
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
WS4 1PDWalsall
How safe is WS4 1PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 1PD 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 1PDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary16.49.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order2.94.6
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.