Total Crime Rate

275.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.9 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 275.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lingfield Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Littlemoor , and the 5th highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

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 Lingfield Avenue (BB7 1HA) in the last 12 months was 275.8 per 1,000 residents and was 181.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 122.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Avenue (BB7 1HA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lingfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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