Total Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 179.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

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 (IG7 5NB) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 236.0% higher than the Grange Hill average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (IG7 5NB), the main crime hotspot is near Copperfield. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Limes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copperfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trotwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amanda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Amanda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Copperfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Amanda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maypole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trotwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hughes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marine Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amanda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orange Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Silver Birch Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Birch Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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