Total Crime Rate

421.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 421.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Derby Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 10th highest crime rate of 297 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 Derby Street (BB8 9AA) in the last 12 months was 421.5 per 1,000 residents and was 742.8% higher than the Boulsworth & Foulridge average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 183.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Street (BB8 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Place, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slater Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Derby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Street —
Apr 2026Public order Exchange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slater Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Hyde Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back Derby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Valley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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