Total Crime Rate

214.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 214.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Peel Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Waterside & Horsfield , and the 34th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peel Road (BB8 9NX) in the last 12 months was 214.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% higher than the Waterside & Horsfield average (127.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Road (BB8 9NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Street West, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Arches (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Peel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Arches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pendlemist View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pendlemist View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street West —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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