Total Crime Rate

226.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 226.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Other theft 50.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lime Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

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 Lime Street (BB9 7BP) in the last 12 months was 226.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Street (BB9 7BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lime Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalkeith Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomeshaye Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomeshaye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macleod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lomeshaye Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hargreaves Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Farrer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dalkeith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School 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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