Total Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brentwood South , and the 86th highest crime rate of 236 local areas in Brentwood .
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 Lime Avenue (CM13 2DU) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Brentwood South average (156.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 10 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Avenue (CM13 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boleyn Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaktree Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brentwood South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maple Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grangewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A128 | Under investigation |
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