Total Crime Rate

412.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 412.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.9 9/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Penrith Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 14th highest crime rate of 298 local areas in Pendle .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrith Road (BB8 8JW) in the last 12 months was 412.8 per 1,000 residents and was 215.6% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (130.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 148.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrith Road (BB8 8JW), 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 Penrith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Phillips Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briercliffe Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Phillips Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Penrith Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
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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