Total Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 160th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Newark and Sherwood .
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 Lime Grove (NG24 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Devon average (103.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Grove (NG24 4AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollard Close, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Devon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Enright Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castle Brewery Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hardwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pollard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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