Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1RA
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelfield
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
WS4 1RAWalsall
How safe is WS4 1RA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 1RA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 1RANational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting6.18.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary4.29.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.