Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bird Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

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 Bird Street (BB9 5BD) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Brierfield East & Clover Hill average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bird Street (BB9 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartington Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montrose Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bird Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Every Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedley Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Every Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arnold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedley Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reedley Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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