Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 3JA
How much crime is recorded in WS5 3JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall South East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,610 (2024)
WS5 3JAWalsall
How safe is WS5 3JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 3JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 3JANational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.02.4
Public order1.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.