Total Crime Rate

145.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knotts Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 66th highest crime rate of 298 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 Knotts Lane (BB8 8AD) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (130.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knotts Lane (BB8 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawley Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knotts Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crabtree Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithe Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Centaur Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primet Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Arches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castercliff Bank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castercliff Bank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Arches Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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