Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Whalley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Chatburn , and the 78th highest crime rate of 200 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 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Chatburn average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 305.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (BB7 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whalley Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washbrook Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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