Crime Rates at The Arches, Colne, BB8 8FB

The Arches area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 66th 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 The Arches (BB8 8FB) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Arches (BB8 8FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawley Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.