Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 1RU
How much crime is recorded in WS4 1RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushall
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,294 (2024)
WS4 1RUWalsall
How safe is WS4 1RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 1RU 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 1RUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Burglary12.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.81.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.