Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Fallings Park , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

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 Poplar Avenue (WV11 1DH) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Fallings Park average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Avenue (WV11 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Arnhem Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Arnhem Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arnhem Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Mill North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Long Knowle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mills Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairview Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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