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Crime in BB6 8

How much crime is recorded in BB6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ribble Valley
Region
North West
Population
7,148 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB6 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB6 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB6 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary2.99.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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