Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Star Bank area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Star Bank (OL13 0HP) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Star Bank (OL13 0HP), 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 Star Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Branch Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Farholme Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hindle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutler Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Star Bank —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huttock End Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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