Palfrey
Middle areaSouth Walsall. 11,073 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Palfrey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Palfrey
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Palfrey at a rate of 74.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.7 per 1,000 people across Walsall.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 344 |
| Other crime | 143 |
| Vehicle crime | 109 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 85 |
| Drug offences | 43 |
| Shoplifting | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Palfrey compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Palfrey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Palfrey at a rate of 74.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.7 per 1,000 people across Walsall.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Palfrey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (344), other crime (143) and vehicle crime (109).
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 middle area, so they describe all of Walsall and not Palfrey alone. See Walsall
Palfrey in brief
The median price paid for a home in Palfrey was £160,000 in 2025.
Palfrey had 10,264 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Palfrey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Palfrey, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.