Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alston Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Chatburn , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alston Close (BB7 9HS) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alston Close (BB7 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobden Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowtrees Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alston Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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