Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 2AX
How much crime is recorded in WS4 2AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall North East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
How safe is WS4 2AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 72.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS4 2AX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
72.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 2AXNational
Violence and sexual offences60.223.6
Burglary13.09.1
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Public order7.94.6
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Robbery3.21.4
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.