Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lord Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 98th 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 Lord Avenue (OL13 0RY) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Avenue (OL13 0RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstead Crescent, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tunstead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lord Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tunstead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstead Crescent —
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Data Sources

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