Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaret Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 26th 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 Margaret Street (BB4 8HR) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 256.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Street (BB4 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Lark Hill. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockliffe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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