Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Grove area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Devon , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 436 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 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Devon average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% 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 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lime Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6326 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Enright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Brewery Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pollard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enright Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Brewery Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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