Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 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 153.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Minor Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 40th 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 Minor Street (BB4 8PB) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 199.7% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minor Street (BB4 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near York Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minor Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saunders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kershaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kershaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kershaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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