Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Whalley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Billington & Langho , and the 15th highest crime rate of 201 local areas in Ribble Valley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whalley Road (BB7 9LG) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 211.9% higher than the Billington & Langho average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (BB7 9LG), the main crime hotspot is near Elker Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasturelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elker Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elker Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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