Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.0 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

William Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brierfield East & Clover Hill , and the 40th 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 William Street (BB9 5SF) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (BB9 5SF), 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 William Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Every Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Every Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunstill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphrey Street 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 2026Drugs Taylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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