Crime Rates at Lime Avenue, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 4HT

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.