Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Grove area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 796th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Grove (B19 1JS) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Grove (B19 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Fladbury Gardens. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leonard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Inn Road
Apr 2026Burglary New Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Inn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Inn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leonard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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