Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 116.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Gladstone Buildings area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 66th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gladstone Buildings (BB4 8SE) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Buildings (BB4 8SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Rossendale

Crime Over Time in Gladstone Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crankshaw Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenyon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Parade Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockliffe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 33

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑