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

Kimberley 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 Kimberley Street (OL13 0PN) 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 Kimberley Street (OL13 0PN), the main crime hotspot is near Glen Crescent. Police recorded 21 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 Kimberley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Glen Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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