Total Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birchfield Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Eaglescliffe East , and the 321st highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
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 Birchfield Drive (TS16 0EN) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Eaglescliffe East average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchfield Drive (TS16 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elton Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eaglescliffe East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Butterfield Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenfield Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elton Lane | — |
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