Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 3PH
How much crime is recorded in WS5 3PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
WS5 3PHWalsall
How safe is WS5 3PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 3PH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 3PHNational
Burglary17.29.1
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime2.01.5
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.