Total Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cwm , and the 59th highest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Avenue (NP23 6GL) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.2% higher than the Cwm average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 99.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (NP23 6GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holland Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Avenue area

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Data Sources

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