Total Crime Rate

248.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.0 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 248.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wesley Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 28th 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 Wesley Street (BB9 5PB) in the last 12 months was 248.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Street (BB9 5PB), 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 Wesley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Quaker Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pendle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Every Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Every Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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