Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Whalley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Edisford & Low Moor , and the 14th highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whalley Road (BB7 1AW) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 324.7% higher than the Edisford & Low Moor average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (BB7 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turner Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayley Fold —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Station Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mearley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Giles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowergate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Station Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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