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Crime in Pendle by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,655crimes recordedJune to August 2026
-2%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Blackolowest rate12.2 per 1,000 a year
59.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Barnoldswick (-15%), Colne (-8%) and Nelson (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ColneBB8 · 19,420 residents 135.3▼ 8%violence
2BrierfieldBB9 · 51,562 residents 112.5▲ 2%violence
3NelsonBB9 · 50,697 residents 112.3▼ 6%violence
4ReedleyBB10 · 10,281 residents 112.1▲ 6%violence
5BarrowfordBB9 · 9,227 residents 104.5▲ 22%violence
6FoulridgeBB8 · 1,736 residents 78.3▲ 62%violence
7EarbyBB18 · 7,542 residents 59.9▲ 22%violence
8SoughBB18 · 6,193 residents 47.8▲ 48%violence
9Wheatley LaneBB12 · 1,585 residents 42.9▼ 6%anti-social behaviour
10BarnoldswickBB18 · 12,993 residents 40.9▼ 15%violence
11TrawdenBB8 · 1,854 residents 25.9▼ 48%violence
12WinewallBB8 · 5,198 residents 23.10%violence
13FenceBB12 · 3,299 residents 18.2▼ 25%anti-social behaviour
14BlackoBB9 · 1,644 residents 12.2–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Pendle have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Blacko, Fence, Winewall, Trawden and Barnoldswick.

Which areas of Pendle have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Colne, Brierfield, Nelson, Reedley and Barrowford.

Is crime going up or down in Pendle?

Across Pendle, 2,655 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 2% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.