Total Crime Rate

293.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 293.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swanney Lodge Road 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 .

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 Swanney Lodge Road (BB4 6HW) in the last 12 months was 293.5 per 1,000 residents and was 495.3% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -19.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanney Lodge Road (BB4 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Hall Hey Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andrew Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swanney Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Hall Hey Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swanney Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Swanney Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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