Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.6 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 236.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill , and the 16th 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 5NT) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 344.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Avenue (IG7 5NT), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Limes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copperfield Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Copperfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Silver Birch Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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