Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Street (BB4 5DF) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Greenfield & Eden average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Street (BB4 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street β€”

Data Sources

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