Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 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 236.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shaw Bridge Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Littlemoor , and the 8th highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaw Bridge Street (BB7 1LY) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% higher than the Littlemoor average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Bridge Street (BB7 1LY), 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 Shaw Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brotherton Meadows —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Candlemakers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayley Fold —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whittle Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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