Total Crime Rate

37.2 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 37.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meadows Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadows Avenue (BB4 5NR) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadows Avenue (BB4 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadows Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rosewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grane Street —
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Langwood Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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