Total Crime Rate

274.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 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 274.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Drugs 33.8 10/10
  • Burglary 30.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Humphrey Street area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 25th 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 Humphrey Street (BB9 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 274.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humphrey Street (BB9 5HQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Humphrey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guilford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Every Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Every Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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