Postcode · Clitheroe
Crime in BB7 4AR
How much crime is recorded in BB7 4AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Read, Sabden & Chatburn
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,332 (2024)
BB7 4ARClitheroe
How safe is BB7 4AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB7 4AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).
BB7 4ARNational
Burglary6.59.1
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.