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Crime in BB8 0

How much crime is recorded in BB8 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Pendle
Region
North West
Population
15,517 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB8 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB8 0, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).

BB8 0National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Burglary16.39.1
Shoplifting7.08.4
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order4.04.6
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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