Total Crime Rate

94.7 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 94.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 91st highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Street (BB4 9EA) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (BB4 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naze View Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halmot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Law Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baltic Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clarke Holme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Greendale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridleway —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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