Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larkspur Grove area has the 16th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 34th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larkspur Grove (ST5 0SG) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkspur Grove (ST5 0SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyacinth Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larkspur Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hempstalls Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hempstalls Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hempstalls Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hempstalls Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tulip Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hollies Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hyacinth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hyacinth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Brook Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidmouth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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