Postcode · Barnoldswick
Crime in BB18 5JB
How much crime is recorded in BB18 5JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnoldswick North
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,362 (2024)
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How safe is BB18 5JB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB18 5JB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB18 5JBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.09.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Public order0.14.6
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.