Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 46.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priestfield Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

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 Priestfield Avenue (BB8 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestfield Avenue (BB8 9QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alkincoats Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priestfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selby Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selby Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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