Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (BB18 5AH) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Barnoldswick average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (BB18 5AH), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime North Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Back Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Back Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellhouse Street —
Sep 2025Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dam Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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