Total Crime Rate

154.3 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 154.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dewhurst Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 61st 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 Dewhurst Street (BB8 8AU) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewhurst Street (BB8 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Laithe Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewhurst Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithe Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nicholas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewhurst Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Atkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Hagg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Hagg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Hagg Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Hagg Street —

Data Sources

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