Crime Rate in West Bradford & Grindleton, ward

West Bradford & Grindleton has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Ribble Valley district and the 730th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 238th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Bradford & Grindleton in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Ribble Valley district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Bradford & Grindleton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Bradford & Grindleton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sawley Road, with 12 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Meadowside (3 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.