Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Barrowford & Pendleside , and the 96th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (BB9 6BU) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% higher than the Barrowford & Pendleside average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Avenue (BB9 6BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Hall Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barrowford & Pendleside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calder Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sun Street | — |
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