Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mitchell Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Edisford & Low Moor , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitchell Street (BB7 1DF) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 150.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitchell Street (BB7 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenacre Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mitchell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Lacy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Monk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dean Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacre Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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