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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BB12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BB12 recorded 486 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.51 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 13.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring102.51 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment486 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 13.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

486
trending_up +10.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

102.51per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,209

Within BB12 district

Ribble Valley

51,106

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 34 Anti-social behaviour: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 9
34
Bull Street Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Shoplifting: 4
15
Supermarket Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
Victoria Street Map
total: 9 Drugs: 3 Public order: 2
9
Coal Street Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Thompson Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Penistone Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Waterside Mews Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Whitegate Close Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
486 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
174
35.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
93
19.1%
Shoplifting
48
9.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
46
9.5%
Public Order
26
5.3%
Burglary
25
5.1%
Drug Offences
20
4.1%
Other Theft
16
3.3%
Other Crime
13
2.7%
Robbery
10
2.1%
Vehicle Crime
9
1.9%
Weapons Possession
5
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: BB12

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BB12 (35.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (19.1%) and Shoplifting (9.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BB12 has risen sharply — by 13.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BB12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +10.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +13.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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