Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Top Barn Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 37th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Top Barn Lane (BB4 7UE) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 129.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Top Barn Lane (BB4 7UE), 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 Top Barn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halmot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staghills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Top Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Top Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Hind Close —
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Data Sources

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