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Crime in BB9 8

How much crime is recorded in BB9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Pendle
Region
North West
Population
23,372 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB9 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB9 8, 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
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).

BB9 8National
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Burglary12.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

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.

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