Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Sunnybank area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 57th 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 Sunnybank (BB4 8AU) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 143.5% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnybank (BB4 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnley Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adelaide Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnybank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saunders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street 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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