Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1RF
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1RF, 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 1RFWalsall
How safe is WS4 1RF
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 1RF 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS4 1RFNational
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.