Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Barrowford & Pendleside , and the 115th highest crime rate of 298 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 Ridgeway (BB9 8QP) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Barrowford & Pendleside average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (BB9 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Clough Fold. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Wend Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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