Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Mark Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 66th 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 Mark Street (OL13 0LL) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mark Street (OL13 0LL), the main crime hotspot is near Blackwood Court. Police recorded 18 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 Mark Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Blackwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heathbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Court —
Sep 2025Public order Atherton Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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