Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chapel Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 106th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (BB8 0SE) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (BB8 0SE), 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.

Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Back Derby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exchange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Back Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Zion Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Valley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Zion Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Zion Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Zion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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