Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Top Barn Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 74th 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 Top Barn Lane (BB4 7UF) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Top Barn Lane (BB4 7UF), the main crime hotspot is near Heightside Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Woodside Crescent Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heightside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Top Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Top Barn Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staghills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staghills Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
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Data Sources

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