Total Crime Rate

282.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 282.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Kensington Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 21st 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 Kensington Street (BB9 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 282.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Street (BB9 7DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kensington Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kensington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Farrer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hargreaves Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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