Total Crime Rate
96.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ivy Street 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 Ivy Street (BB8 8LL) 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 Ivy Street (BB8 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Waterside & Horsfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gertrude Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinden Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrith Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinden Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alexander Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gertrude Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gertrude Street | Under investigation |
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