Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rakes House Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Bradley , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Pendle .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rakes House Road (BB9 8LT) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rakes House Road (BB9 8LT), 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 Rakes House Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Raven Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Vulcan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinden Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinden Hall Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vulcan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpha Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thursby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colbran Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Edgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Swinden Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thursby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime May Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cravendale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cravendale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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