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Crime in BB8 7

How much crime is recorded in BB8 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Pendle
Region
North West
Population
18,550 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB8 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB8 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.64.6
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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