Postcode · Walsall
Crime in WS5 4PU
How much crime is recorded in WS5 4PU, 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 4PUWalsall
How safe is WS5 4PU
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 4PU 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WS5 4PUNational
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.