Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

East Bank Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 88th 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 East Bank Avenue (BB4 6NX) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher than the Greenfield & Eden average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Bank Avenue (BB4 6NX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Bank Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Store Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Apr 2026Public order Coal Hey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitecroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rifle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A680 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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