Total Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 179.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Staghills Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 31st 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 Staghills Road (BB4 7TS) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 136.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staghills Road (BB4 7TS), the main crime hotspot is near Heightside Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Staghills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Top Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Top Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Hind Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staghills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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