Crime Rates at Poplar Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8EU

Poplar Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kingswinford South , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Road (DY6 8EU) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Kingswinford South average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (DY6 8EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portway Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.