Postcode · Barnoldswick
Crime in BB18 5PR
How much crime is recorded in BB18 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnoldswick South
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,554 (2024)
BB18 5PRBarnoldswick
How safe is BB18 5PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB18 5PR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Shoplifting11.98.4
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary2.49.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.