Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hawks Grove area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawks Grove (BB4 6BG) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawks Grove (BB4 6BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parramatta Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawks Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lavender Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whinberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parramatta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawks Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Lea Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Lea

Data Sources

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