Total Crime Rate

169.5 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 169.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hey Head Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 39th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

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 Hey Head Avenue (BB4 9BS) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hey Head Avenue (BB4 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Kirk View. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hey Head Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowe View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirk View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Glen Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnindale Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Booth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolfenden Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fearns Moss Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Crescent Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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