Total Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Skipton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 145th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Skipton Road (BB18 5EG) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skipton Road (BB18 5EG), 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.
View Crime In Barnoldswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bolland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellhouse Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Railway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | North Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dam Head Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracewell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
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