Postcode district · Walsall
Crime in WS4
How much crime is recorded in WS4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 21,066 (2024)
WS4Postcode district · Walsall
How safe is WS4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS4, 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
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
WS4National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.