Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rook Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 124th 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 Rook Street (BB18 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Barnoldswick average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rook Street (BB18 5DZ), 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 Rook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scothern Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scothern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scothern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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