Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.1 7/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Chatburn , and the 46th highest crime rate of 200 local areas in Ribble Valley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (BB7 4AB) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Chatburn average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (BB7 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Ribblesdale Square. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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