Total Crime Rate

231.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 231.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Harold Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 31st highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harold Street (BB8 8AG) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harold Street (BB8 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harold Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laithe Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Harold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Centaur Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laithe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laithe Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Arches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laithe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laithe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laithe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nicholas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Pendlemist View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pendlemist View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Knotts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crabtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Hagg Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hagg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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