Crime in WS4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
WS4 recorded 106 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.91 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 7.0% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring46.91 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment106 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 7.0% year-on-year
Total Crimes
106Annual Crime Rate
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Within WS4 district
Walsall
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Vehicle crime: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Vehicle crime: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Ivatt Close Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Clarendon Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 4 |
| Lichfield Road Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other crime: 1 | 3 |
| Walsall Road Map | total: 3 Public order: 2 Bicycle theft: 1 | 3 |
| Earls Road Map | total: 3 Public order: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 3 |
| Woodrush Close Map | total: 3 Other theft: 1 Public order: 1 | 3 |
| Arboretum Road Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: WS4
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in WS4 (42.5%). Vehicle Crime (15.1%) and Other Theft (8.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in WS4 has fallen noticeably — by 7.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for WS4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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