Total Crime Rate

826.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 826.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 258.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 223.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.5 9/10
  • Public order 88.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sun Street area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

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 Sun Street (BB8 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 826.3 per 1,000 residents and was 531.8% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (130.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 316.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Street (BB8 0JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dockray Court. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sun Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dockray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle East Lemes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Burglary New Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dockray Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dockray Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dockray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dockray Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dockray Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colne Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Colne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New House Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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