Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highbury 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wingrove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingrove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wyre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broomfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crookall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forshaw Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rutland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eastwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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