Total Crime Rate

103.5 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

Northcote Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 83rd highest 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 Northcote Street (BB4 5PR) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcote Street (BB4 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northcote Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rifle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Langwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grane Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hazeldene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Store Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Store Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Avenue —

Data Sources

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