Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 4EA
How much crime is recorded in WS5 4EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yew Tree & Tamebridge
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
WS5 4EAWalsall
How safe is WS5 4EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 4EA 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
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 4EANational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order4.14.6
Burglary3.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.