Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsley Street area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 108th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsley Street (BB9 0RY) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Bradley average (139.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsley Street (BB9 0RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Napier Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawarden Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Townsley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howgill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howgill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ethersall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Apr 2026Public order Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langholme Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawarden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Selby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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