Crime Rates at Lyme Grove, Newcastle, ST5 9NT

Lyme Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 49th 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 Lyme Grove (ST5 9NT) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Grove (ST5 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Brook Court, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.