Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 4NQ
How much crime is recorded in WS5 4NQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Delves
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
WS5 4NQWalsall
How safe is WS5 4NQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 4NQ 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
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4NQNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order5.24.6
Drugs3.32.4
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.