Total Crime Rate

134.6 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 24th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Bentley and Darlaston North , and the 164th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

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 Lime Avenue (WS2 0JP) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (WS2 0JP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lime Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Everest Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Everest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malkit Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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