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Walsall 026A

Neighbourhood

South west Walsall. 2,057 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Walsall 026A is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
52.1
Joint 2,002nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,635
Joint 16,413th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
10.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Walsall 026A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Walsall 026AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 3.4 to 70.4. The middle area is 31.8. Walsall 026A is 52.1.
52.123rd most deprived
Population169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 1,121 to 2,868. The middle area is 1,619. Walsall 026A is 1,635.
1,635joint 80th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 14.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.1%. Walsall 026A is 97.7%.
97.7%80th lowest
Claimant rate169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 0.9% to 12.1%. The middle area is 5.6%. Walsall 026A is 10.1%.
10.1%15th highest

Is Walsall 026A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walsall 026A at a rate of 73.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 151.0 per 1,000 people across Walsall West.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walsall 026A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (65), other crime (31) and burglary (22).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Walsall

These figures are published for the whole of Walsall, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Walsall and not Walsall 026A alone. See Walsall

Average house price
£216,878
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,036
33rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
295,722
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Walsall 026A in brief

Walsall 026A has a deprivation score of 52.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Walsall 026A had 1,635 usual residents at the census.

In Walsall 026A, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Walsall 026A, 10.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.