Crime Rate in Whalley & Painter Wood, ward

Whalley & Painter Wood has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Ribble Valley district and the 3234th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 353rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whalley & Painter Wood in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Ribble Valley district average (56.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whalley & Painter Wood’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whalley & Painter Wood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Nightclub, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Church Lane (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.