Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Highgate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

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 Highgate (BB9 0DU) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Bradley average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate (BB9 0DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camden Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Extwistle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Extwistle 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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