Total Crime Rate

741.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 741.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 324.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 131.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Road (WS10 9PY) in the last 12 months was 741.5 per 1,000 residents and was 444.4% higher than the Wednesbury North average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 161.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (WS10 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Axletree Way, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Axletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Axletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axletree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Axletree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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