Total Crime Rate

191.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 191.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limes Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Littleover , and the 135th highest crime rate of 750 local areas in Derby .

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 Limes Avenue (DE3 0DX) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 236.8% higher than the Littleover average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (DE3 0DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limes Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Close —
Apr 2026Other theft New Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stretton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hollow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Limes Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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