Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waterloo Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Littlemoor , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (BB7 1LR) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Littlemoor average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (BB7 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Candlemakers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brotherton Meadows —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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