Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Lime Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Avenue (WS2 0JA) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Bentley and Darlaston North average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (WS2 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quilter Close (17 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Appleyard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleyard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Everest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Road

Data Sources

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