Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Limes area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Beaver , and the 34th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

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 The Limes (TN23 3NX) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher than the Beaver average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Limes (TN23 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near The Limes. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Limes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastry Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waltham Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Antonius Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Antonius Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Limes —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Limes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Limes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Matfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Limes Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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