Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Colne Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 109th 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 Colne Road (BB9 5RQ) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colne Road (BB9 5RQ), 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 Colne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Every Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Humphrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
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 Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Every Street —
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Data Sources

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