Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.9 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 181.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 144.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lime Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 29th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in High Peak .

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 Avenue (SK22 4HT) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 477.3% higher than the Blackbrook average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (SK22 4HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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