Total Crime Rate
161.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walnut Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 37th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
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 Walnut Avenue (BB4 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 133.9% higher than the Greenfield & Eden average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walnut Avenue (BB4 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haslingden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Poplar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langwood Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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