Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gibfield Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 108th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gibfield Road (BB8 8JT) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibfield Road (BB8 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Dent Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gibfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briercliffe Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Penrith Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penrith Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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