Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Poplars Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

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 Poplars Road (WS15 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Armitage with Handsacre average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplars Road (WS15 4EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waters Edge, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Armitage with Handsacre

Crime Over Time in Poplars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Robinson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Proctors Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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