Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wales Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 74th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wales Road (BB4 9DN) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wales Road (BB4 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naze View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Taylor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tom Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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