Total Crime Rate
98.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Curzon Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 110th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .
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 Curzon Street (BB8 0HE) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Waterside & Horsfield average (127.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curzon Street (BB8 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Dockray Court. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Colne | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dockray Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dockray Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dockray Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dockray Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dockray Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dockray Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Colne | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | New House Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Colne | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Post Office Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Post Office Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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