Postcode · Clitheroe
Crime in BB7 9FA
How much crime is recorded in BB7 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Read, Sabden & Chatburn
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,632 (2024)
BB7 9FAClitheroe
How safe is BB7 9FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB7 9FA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9FANational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.