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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BB1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BB1 recorded 588 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.63 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 15.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring74.41 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment588 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 15.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

588
trending_down -5.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

74.41per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,907

Within BB1 district

Rossendale

104,482

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Pankhurst Close Map
total: 23 Violence and sexual offences: 15 Public order: 4
23
Astley Gate Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 4
16
High Street Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
15
Shopping Area Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Other theft: 3
14
Thornley Avenue Map
total: 13 Drugs: 4 Shoplifting: 3
13
Parking Area Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Shoplifting: 5
13
Dunoon Drive Map
total: 10 Possession of weapons: 3 Drugs: 2
10
Petrol Station Map
total: 8 Other theft: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Rothesay Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 1
8
Ripon Street Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
588 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
244
41.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
89
15.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
47
8.0%
Vehicle Crime
39
6.6%
Public Order
38
6.5%
Other Theft
36
6.1%
Drug Offences
26
4.4%
Shoplifting
26
4.4%
Other Crime
19
3.2%
Burglary
13
2.2%
Weapons Possession
9
1.5%
Robbery
1
0.2%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: BB1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BB1 (41.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BB1 has fallen sharply — by 15.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BB1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -5.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -15.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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