Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.5 6/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sawley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bowland , and the 69th 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 Sawley Road (BB7 4RT) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Bowland average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawley Road (BB7 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Sawley Road, with 9 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sawley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sawley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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