Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cleadon Park , and the 204th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

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 Drive (SR6 7AS) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% higher than the Cleadon Park average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Drive (SR6 7AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Geoffrey Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Range View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Range View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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