Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Poplar Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 325th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Avenue (WS8 6AH) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Brownhills average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Avenue (WS8 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Third Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sallow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sallow Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sallow Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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