Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chapel Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 57th 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 Chapel Street (BB9 5DE) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (BB9 5DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartington 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.

Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Every Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elland Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arnold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Every Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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