Total Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorhouse Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 79th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

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 Moorhouse Avenue (BB5 0JG) in the last 12 months was 163.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorhouse Avenue (BB5 0JG), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorhouse Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fraser Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Fraser Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Buckden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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