Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Boulsworth & Foulridge , and the 99th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Road (BB8 9RH) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 122.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (BB8 9RH), 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 Wordsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spring Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hanover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Back Derby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higgin Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slater Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higgin Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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