Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Piercy Mount area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Piercy Mount (BB4 9JN) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piercy Mount (BB4 9JN), 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 Piercy Mount area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tom Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridleway —
Sep 2025Public order Clarke Holme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Piercy Higher Mount —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tom Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naze View Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Piercy Higher Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashworth Lane —

Data Sources

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