Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Limes Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Alfreton , and the 56th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Amber Valley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limes Avenue (DE55 7DW) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Alfreton average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (DE55 7DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterfield Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limes Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonsall Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firs Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cressy Road
Apr 2026Other theft Cressy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cressy Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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