Total Crime Rate

170.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 170.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Poplar Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

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 (WS8 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (WS8 6AJ), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claverdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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