Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.1 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 198.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peerart Court area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 38th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peerart Court (BB8 8EH) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peerart Court (BB8 8EH), 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 Peerart Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Back Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laithe Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laithe Street
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Centaur Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Knotts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Hagg Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Hagg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Arches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crabtree Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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