Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 9th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brockmoor & Pensnett , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limes Avenue (DY5 1PB) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Brockmoor & Pensnett average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (DY5 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Fens Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limes Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wallows Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fens Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fens Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fens Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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