Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sussex Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 65th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Street (BB18 5DS) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 127.6% higher than the Barnoldswick average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Street (BB18 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6383 (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scothern Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scothern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scothern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James' Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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