Total Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marks Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
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 Marks Avenue (CA2 7HP) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Belle Vue average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marks Avenue (CA2 7HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Grove, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lichen Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belle Vue| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Low Meadow | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Low Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichen Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lichen Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heysham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lytham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solway Park | Under investigation |
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