Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 51.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highbury Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 180th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

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 Highbury Avenue (FY7 7DR) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Mount average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Avenue (FY7 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolsley Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wingrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Road
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forshaw Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Eastwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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