Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beechwood Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Littlemoor , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beechwood Avenue (BB7 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Littlemoor average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechwood Avenue (BB7 1EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Turner Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brownlow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Turner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talbot Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownlow Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copperfield Close | Under investigation |
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