Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Tree Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Yaxley , and the 44th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Huntingdonshire .
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 Lime Tree Close (PE7 3WP) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 136.5% higher than the Yaxley average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Tree Close (PE7 3WP), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yaxley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oak Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crocus Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Speechley Road | Under investigation |
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