Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Higher Moorfield area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brock with Catterall , and the 109th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

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 Higher Moorfield (PR3 0LG) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher than the Brock with Catterall average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Moorfield (PR3 0LG), the main crime hotspot is near Chapelside Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Higher Moorfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapelside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honeysuckle Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapelside Close —
Apr 2026Public order Chapelside Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Chapelside Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catterall Gates Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Aspen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbank Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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