Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limetree Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Midway , and the 110th highest crime rate of 358 local areas in South Derbyshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limetree Avenue (DE11 0HD) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Midway average (55.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limetree Avenue (DE11 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limetree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmsleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmsleigh Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmsleigh Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedge Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Harvest Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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