Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 4DA
How much crime is recorded in WS5 4DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yew Tree & Tamebridge
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,161 (2024)
WS5 4DAWalsall
How safe is WS5 4DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 4DA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 4DANational
Violence and sexual offences39.223.6
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other theft4.04.5
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.