Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 117.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.3 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 71st highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Street (BB4 7HH) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Street (BB4 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowpe Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baltic Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Joe Connolly Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joe Connolly Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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