Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Meadows area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 104th highest crime rate of 298 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 The Meadows (BB8 7ET) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher than the Boulsworth & Foulridge average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (BB8 7ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glen Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birtwistle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glenroy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glenroy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenroy Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Burrell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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