Total Crime Rate

190.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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

Hillside Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 28th 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 Hillside Drive (BB4 9DH) in the last 12 months was 190.4 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Drive (BB4 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Heightside Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Greendale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Top Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Top Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halmot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Street —
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Data Sources

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