Total Crime Rate
679.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
266.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albert Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 297 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 Albert Road (BB8 0RY) in the last 12 months was 679.5 per 1,000 residents and was 431.6% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (127.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 266.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Road (BB8 0RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Place, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Zion Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Back Derby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spring Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spring Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spring Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wordsworth Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wordsworth Road | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Raglan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Exchange Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Valley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hartley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spring Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Zion Street | — |
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