Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bethesda Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 87th 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 Bethesda Street (BB18 5PB) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethesda Street (BB18 5PB), 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 Bethesda Street area

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

Data Sources

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