Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 75th 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 Charles Street (BB4 9JG) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% 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 ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (BB4 9JG), the main crime hotspot is near Ashworth Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tom Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tom Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naze View Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridleway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Piercy Higher Mount —
Sep 2025Other crime Piercy Higher Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6238 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scout Holme Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tom Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarke Holme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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