Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Littlemoor , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 200 local areas in Ribble Valley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (BB7 2AX) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Littlemoor average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Grove (BB7 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Hill (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Littlemoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salthill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denbigh Drive | — |
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