Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Skipton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skipton Road (BB18 5NB) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Road (BB18 5NB), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skipton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James' Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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