Total Crime Rate

221.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 221.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dark Lane area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 15th 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 Dark Lane (BB4 9ET) in the last 12 months was 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 267.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (BB4 9ET), the main crime hotspot is near Heightside Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heightside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Top Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Top Barn Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halmot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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