Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitecroft Meadows area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecroft Meadows (BB4 4BA) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Greenfield & Eden average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecroft Meadows (BB4 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rifle Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitecroft Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Hazeldene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rifle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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