Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Commercial Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 121st highest crime rate of 298 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 Commercial Street (BB18 5NY) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (BB18 5NY), 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 Commercial Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Back Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Back Chapel Street Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime North Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bolland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dam Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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