Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whittle Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Littlemoor , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 200 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 Whittle Close (BB7 1QT) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher than the Littlemoor average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittle Close (BB7 1QT), the main crime hotspot is near Shawbridge Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whittle Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back York Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shawbridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howe Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salthill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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