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Postcode sector · Rossendale

Crime in BB4 4

How much crime is recorded in BB4 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rossendale
Region
North West
Population
12,415 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB4 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB4 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB4 4National
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary7.29.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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