Total Crime Rate
154.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dewhurst 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.
View Crime In Waterside & Horsfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laithe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laithe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dewhurst Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Atkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cross Hagg Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Hagg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Hagg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Hagg Street | — |
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