Crime Rate in Britannia & Lee Mill, ward

Britannia & Lee Mill has the 5th lowest crime rate of 10 wards in Rossendale district and the 2994th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 257th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Britannia & Lee Mill in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Rossendale district average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Britannia & Lee Mill’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 259 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Britannia & Lee Mill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 52 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kershaw Street (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.