Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 4JL
How much crime is recorded in WS5 4JL, 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 4JLWalsall
How safe is WS5 4JL
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 4JL 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS5 4JLNational
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.