Total Crime Rate

50.6 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 50.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Norton , and the 509th highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

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 Road (DY8 3BD) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Norton average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (DY8 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morning Pines Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morning Pines Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morning Pines Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harvine Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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