Total Crime Rate

450.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 450.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 159.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.6 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Orchard Street area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Barnoldswick , and the 7th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Street (BB18 5UH) in the last 12 months was 450.0 per 1,000 residents and was 630.0% higher than the Barnoldswick average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 168.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (BB18 5UH), 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.

View Crime In Barnoldswick

Crime Over Time in Orchard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St James' Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Wellington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leonard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑