Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wilton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Barrowford & Pendleside , and the 79th 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 Wilton Street (BB9 8PU) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% higher than the Barrowford & Pendleside average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Street (BB9 8PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fountain Square, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorne Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wilton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corlass Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fountain Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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