Total Crime Rate

293.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 293.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Gore Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 20th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

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 Fern Gore Avenue (BB5 0NF) in the last 12 months was 293.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 160.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Gore Avenue (BB5 0NF), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Gore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fairclough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downham Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunny Shop Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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