Total Crime Rate

870.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.9 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 870.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 434.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 168.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Poplar Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Wednesbury North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 951 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 870.7 per 1,000 residents and was 566.8% higher than the Wednesbury North average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (WS10 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 31 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myvod Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Axletree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Axletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axletree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Axletree Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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