Crime Rates at Poplar Grove, Middlesbrough, TS6 6SY

Poplar Grove area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Normanby , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 473 local areas in Redcar and Cleveland .

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 Grove (TS6 6SY) in the last 12 months was 1602.0 per 1,000 residents and was 955.2% higher than the Normanby average (151.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -32.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 440.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Grove (TS6 6SY), the main crime hotspot is near Normanby Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.