Crime Rate in Fence & Higham, ward

Fence & Higham has the lowest crime rate of 12 wards in Pendle district and the 1543rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 302nd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fence & Higham in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Pendle district average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fence & Higham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fence & Higham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Pendle Fields, with 12 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Barrowford Road (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.