Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lee Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 81st 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 Lee Street (BB4 8HS) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Street (BB4 8HS), 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 Lee Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockliffe Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collinge Fold Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collinge Fold Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaidburn Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaidburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaidburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaidburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hobson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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