Total Crime Rate

174.6 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 174.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Ager Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 35th 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 Ager Street (OL13 0QY) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ager Street (OL13 0QY), the main crime hotspot is near Bankfield Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ager Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Acre Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Acre Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haworth Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Sow Clough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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