Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Whalley Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Chatburn , and the 81st highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whalley Road (BB7 9BA) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% higher than the Chatburn average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (BB7 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washbrook Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs North Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whalley Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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