Total Crime Rate
223.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Tree Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Huntington & New Earswick , and the 49th highest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .
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 Tree Avenue (YO32 4BE) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 160.5% higher than the Huntington & New Earswick average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Tree Avenue (YO32 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near On or near, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Rose Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Huntington & New Earswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Terrace South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawthorn Terrace South | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawthorn Terrace South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Terrace South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Tree Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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