Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Moorhead Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorhead Street (BB8 9AU) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 132.4% higher than the Boulsworth & Foulridge average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -94.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorhead Street (BB8 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Place, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slater Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorhead Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spring Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Slater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Hyde Park β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spring Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spring Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Duke Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Derby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spring Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slater Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Slater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Drive β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crabtree Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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