Total Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Bede , and the 166th highest crime rate of 333 local areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth .
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 (CV12 9EN) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Bede average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Avenue (CV12 9EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wootton Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walter Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lady Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wootton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B4029 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pebblebrook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4029 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Eliot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bulkington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bulkington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulkington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | East Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Priors | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coalpit Fields Road | — |
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