Postcode · Barnoldswick
Crime in BB18 6SH
How much crime is recorded in BB18 6SH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earby & Salterforth
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,371 (2024)
BB18 6SHBarnoldswick
How safe is BB18 6SH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB18 6SH 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 6SHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.