Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Pendleton Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 101st highest 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 Pendleton Avenue (BB4 8UX) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 466.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pendleton Avenue (BB4 8UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pendleton Avenue, where police recorded 17 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 Pendleton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaidburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendleton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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