Total Crime Rate

197.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 197.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cemetery Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

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 Cemetery Terrace (OL13 0EL) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 160.8% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Terrace (OL13 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near David Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holme Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour David Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Farholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Line Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hammond Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hammond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holme Street —
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Data Sources

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