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Poplar

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
9,088
Households
3,350
Crimes · May '26
192 · 21.1 per 1k
3,350
Households
Bangladeshi · 44%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 50%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
192 · 21.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£426,429
Median property price
144
Postcodes
3,350
Households
Bangladeshi · 44%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 50%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
192 · 21.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£426,429
Median property price
144
Postcodes

Overview of Poplar

Coordinates51.5097, -0.0136
Postcodes
144
Population (Census)
9,088
Households (Census)
3,350
Recorded crime · May '26
192 · 21.1 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Poplar

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.67 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.67 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Poplar

Property sales · Poplar
HM Land Registry · Poplar
Average price
£441,180
YoY: -8.1%
Median price: £472,485
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 7 sales · avg £426,429
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£775k£548k£322k
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Sep '25Mar '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Poplar

Crime trends · Poplar
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
533925
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
49
YoY +22%
ASB
463217
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
37
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
31196
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +62%
Burglary
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
25131
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +317%

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

192
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Poplar

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,075
Bangladeshi43.8%
White Brit.14.4%
Other White12.0%
African6.1%
Indian4.1%
+ 8 other groups · 19.6%

Religion

Total residents: 9,081
Muslim50.0%
Christian21.0%
No religion18.1%
Not answered6.2%
Hindu2.9%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,088
25–3425.0%
35–4923.3%
50–649.8%
20–248.9%
10–158.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.7%

Households

Total households: 3,350
Other25.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.7%
+ 7 other households · 28.8%

Postcode Districts in Poplar