Crime Rates at Poplar Avenue, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8EJ

Poplar Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1150th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Avenue (B17 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Avenue (B17 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbury Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.