Postcode · Barnoldswick
Crime in BB18 6SD
How much crime is recorded in BB18 6SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earby & Salterforth
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
BB18 6SDBarnoldswick
How safe is BB18 6SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB18 6SD 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
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 6SDNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Robbery1.41.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.21.5
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.