Total Crime Rate

178.7 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 178.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Road (BB4 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 262.5% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (BB4 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Hill (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockliffe Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hobson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collinge Fold Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collinge Fold Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Unity Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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