Total Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 458th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Road (B11 1UH) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (B11 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Melrose Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Brook Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Madeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Grange Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weatheroak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weatheroak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roderick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Roderick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roderick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Madeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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