Total Crime Rate

197.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 197.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highfield Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 24th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Street (BB4 5EX) in the last 12 months was 197.0 per 1,000 residents and was 170.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Street (BB4 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Myrtle Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowl Gap Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowl Gap Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grane Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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