Total Crime Rate

254.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 254.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Church Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 13th 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 Church Street (BB4 9EX) in the last 12 months was 254.7 per 1,000 residents and was 236.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 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 ( 2000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (BB4 9EX), 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 Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heightside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Greendale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halmot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Top Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Top Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heightside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dark Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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