Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Rise area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Rowley , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Rise (B69 1RD) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Rowley average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Rise (B69 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 24 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barley Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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