Total Crime Rate
149.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Long Marston , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Drive (CV37 8FQ) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% higher than the Long Marston average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 257.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Drive (CV37 8FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Long Marston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bailey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bailey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abney Road | — |
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