Total Crime Rate

267.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 267.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Gaghills Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 11th 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 Gaghills Road (BB4 9BB) in the last 12 months was 267.5 per 1,000 residents and was 253.5% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaghills Road (BB4 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glen Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gaghills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolfenden Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baltic Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Law Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lench Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Road —
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Data Sources

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