Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lower Cribden Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 80th 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 Lower Cribden Avenue (BB4 6SW) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Cribden Avenue (BB4 6SW), the main crime hotspot is near Oakley Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Cribden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobbler Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbler Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Oakenhead Wood Old Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Terrace Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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