Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Brookes Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 60th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookes Street (OL13 0EP) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (60.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookes Street (OL13 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Brearley Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookes Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Line Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Star Bank —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Line Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Branch Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Farholme Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutler Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Line Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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