Postcode · Barnoldswick
Crime in BB18 6LS
How much crime is recorded in BB18 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earby & Salterforth
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
BB18 6LSBarnoldswick
How safe is BB18 6LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB18 6LS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Burglary1.39.1
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.