Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 4HD
How much crime is recorded in WS5 4HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yew Tree & Tamebridge
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,824 (2024)
WS5 4HDWalsall
How safe is WS5 4HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 4HD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS5 4HDNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Public order3.04.6
Other crime2.11.5
Other theft1.64.5
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.