Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 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 218.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Market Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 16th 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 Market Street (BB4 7AR) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 261.7% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (BB4 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glen Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Bridge South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yare Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baltic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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