Total Crime Rate
208.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Larkspur Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
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 Larkspur Grove (ST5 0SG) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larkspur Grove (ST5 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In May Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkspur Grove | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | β |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Briars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Briars | β |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Briars | β |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Briars | β |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beattie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeywood | β |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Sidmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Delamere Grove | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Tulip Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Drugs | Green Brook Court | Local resolution |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Green Brook Court | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Brook Court | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brampton Sidings | β |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkspur Grove | β |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Larkspur Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Bramfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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