Postcode district · Colne
Crime in BB8
How much crime is recorded in BB8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Pendle
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 33,557 (2024)
BB8Postcode district · Colne
How safe is BB8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB8, 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
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
BB8National
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary12.79.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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.