Postcode district · Clitheroe
Crime in BB7
How much crime is recorded in BB7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 44,425 (2024)
BB7Postcode district · Clitheroe
How safe is BB7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB7, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
BB7National
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.