Poplar vs Streatham Wells

Poplar has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 16,138 crimes in the last 12 months. Streatham Wells has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 8,656 crimes. Poplar scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Poplar shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Streatham Wells shows +5.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Poplar, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (3,930 incidents). In Streatham Wells, it is Violent Crime (2,157 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Poplar recorded 3,320 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Streatham Wells recorded 2,097. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Poplar totalled 3,930 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,157 in Streatham Wells. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Poplar recorded 15,289 crimes (now 16,138, a change of +5.6%). Streatham Wells recorded 8,231 crimes previously (now 8,656, +5.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Poplar has a resolution rate of 36.4% and Streatham Wells has 32.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Poplar falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Streatham Wells is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Poplar and Streatham Wells. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.