Total Crime Rate

474.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 474.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 268.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 5th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Terrace (BB4 6HP) in the last 12 months was 474.6 per 1,000 residents and was 824.5% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Terrace (BB4 6HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Hall Hey Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary New Hall Hey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holme Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery New Hall Hey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Hall Hey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shawfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swanney Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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