Crime Rate in Chipping, ward

Chipping has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Ribble Valley district and the 547th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 218th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chipping in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Ribble Valley district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chipping’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chipping ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.