Total Crime Rate
163.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawley Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 51st highest crime rate of 297 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 Hawley Street (BB8 8BA) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (127.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawley Street (BB8 8BA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shaw Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholas Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laithe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laithe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laithe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Centaur Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nicholas Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholas Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Arches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pendlemist View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pendlemist View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parsonage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laithe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholas Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Crabtree Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Knotts Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Primet Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Hagg Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hagg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laithe Street | — |
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