Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newport Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Street (BB9 7RW) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Street (BB9 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near Swinden Hall Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newport Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Perth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Raven Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colbran Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bacon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bacon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Vulcan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vulcan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leeds Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinden Hall Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lonsdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinden Hall Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Swinden Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thursby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lonsdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpha Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grafton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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