Total Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

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 Road (B93 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 9.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Dorridge and Hockley Heath average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (B93 8DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifford Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Dorridge and Hockley Heath

Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fennis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copstone Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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