Total Crime Rate

282.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 282.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Poplars area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Grassmoor , and the 8th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

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 The Poplars (S42 5BF) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 172.6% higher than the Grassmoor average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 13.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 180.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Poplars (S42 5BF), the main crime hotspot is near Wingerworth Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Poplars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B6038 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Wingfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Wingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Wingfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Wingfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Wingfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotswold Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingerworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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