Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Rise area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Rowley , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Rise (B69 1RD) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Rowley average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Rise (B69 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Grace Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grace Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakeman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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