Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS4 2DA
How much crime is recorded in WS4 2DA, 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)
WS4 2DAWalsall
How safe is WS4 2DA
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 2DA 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS4 2DANational
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.