Total Crime Rate

223.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 223.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 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
  • 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

Manchester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 17th 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 Manchester Road (BB4 5SL) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (BB4 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rifle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Store Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Store Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndale Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Hazeldene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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