Total Crime Rate
159.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 55th 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 Hill Street (BB9 5AT) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% higher than the Brierfield East & Clover Hill average (115.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 36 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill Street (BB9 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wesley Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reedley Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Bank Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hartington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Henry Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reedley Farm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reedley Farm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humphrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphrey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Every Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Every Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Humphrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humphrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oxford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clegg Street | Local resolution |
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