Total Crime Rate

133.3 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 133.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newchurch Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newchurch Road (OL13 0UG) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newchurch Road (OL13 0UG), 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 Newchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Acre Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Acre Park Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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