Total Crime Rate

51.0 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 51.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lowe View area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 76th 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 Lowe View (BB4 9BY) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowe View (BB4 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Kirk View. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowe View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirk View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirk View
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnindale Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowe View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Booth Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Booth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolfenden Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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