Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Poplar Grove area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Grove (ST3 3AB) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Grove (ST3 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hinton Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Railton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hinton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Meadow Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Meadow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Critchlow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickering Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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