Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hardy Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 98th 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 Hardy Avenue (BB9 5RN) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Brierfield East & Clover Hill average (107.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardy Avenue (BB9 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Bank Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Brierfield East & Clover Hill

Crime Over Time in Hardy Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linedred Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roseland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Limefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Linedred Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linedred Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Livingstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Arnold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arnold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Every Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Public order Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 22 of 22

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑