Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 3ES
How much crime is recorded in WS5 3ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall South East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
WS5 3ESWalsall
How safe is WS5 3ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 3ES area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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).
WS5 3ESNational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.01.5
Other theft0.54.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.