Total Crime Rate

240.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.3 10/10
  • Other theft 49.8 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Limes area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Brizlincote , and the 14th highest crime rate of 371 local areas in East Staffordshire .

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 The Limes (DE15 0NW) in the last 12 months was 240.7 per 1,000 residents and was 301.2% higher than the Brizlincote average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 128.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Limes (DE15 0NW), the main crime hotspot is near Hawfield Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Limes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Vancouver Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vancouver Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobart Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunedin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canterbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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