Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prospect Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Hill (BB4 5EF) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Hill (BB4 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Warner Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grane Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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Data Sources

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