Total Crime Rate

433.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 433.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lowergate area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Edisford & Low Moor , and the highest crime rate of 200 local areas in Ribble Valley .

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 Lowergate (BB7 1AD) in the last 12 months was 433.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1069.6% higher than the Edisford & Low Moor average (37.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowergate (BB7 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Gate, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowergate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back York Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Other theft Strang Stee Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Station Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Shawbridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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