Total Crime Rate

155.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 39th 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 Highfield Street (BB4 5EX) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% higher than the Greenfield & Eden average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Street (BB4 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Myrtle Grove. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitecroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Myrtle Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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