Postcode · Barnoldswick
Crime in BB18 6PL
How much crime is recorded in BB18 6PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earby & Salterforth
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
BB18 6PLBarnoldswick
How safe is BB18 6PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB18 6PL area, well 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6PLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.