Total Crime Rate

165.1 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 165.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Higher Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 41st highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Lane (BB4 5RD) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Lane (BB4 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clegg Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Smithy Brow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street South
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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