Total Crime Rate

197.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 197.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Butterfield Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Barrowford & Pendleside , and the 39th 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 Butterfield Street (BB9 6EH) in the last 12 months was 197.7 per 1,000 residents and was 225.2% higher than the Barrowford & Pendleside average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterfield Street (BB9 6EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmefield Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Butterfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corlass Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Factory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Square —
Apr 2026Robbery Fountain Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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