Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Lime Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Belper East , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 387 local areas in Amber Valley .

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 Crescent (DE56 1NA) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% higher than the Belper East average (33.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Crescent (DE56 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bargate Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bargate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bargate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Avenue

Data Sources

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