Total Crime Rate
139.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Eaglescliffe East , and the 178th highest crime rate of 645 local areas in Stockton-on-Tees .
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 Road (TS16 0LH) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Road (TS16 0LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Grove (8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Butterfield Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Station Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Close | Under investigation |
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