Total Crime Rate

66.9 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 66.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sutton Central & New Cross , and the 210th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Ashfield .

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 Lime Avenue (NG17 4BS) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Sutton Central & New Cross average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (NG17 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Slater Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Slater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milldale Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edale Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Priestsic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bishop Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Public order Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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