Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyme Grove area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 95th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyme Grove (ST5 9NT) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Grove (ST5 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Green Brook Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyme Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wulstan Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beattie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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