Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 4PF
How much crime is recorded in WS5 4PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Delves
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
WS5 4PFWalsall
How safe is WS5 4PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS5 4PF 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
47.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 4PFNational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Burglary12.49.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.81.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.