Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lime Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Staveley Central , and the 125th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Avenue (S43 3JH) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Staveley Central average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Avenue (S43 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Barnfield Close. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chesterfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Inkersall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hayford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frecheville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frecheville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frecheville Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Frecheville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barnfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frecheville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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