Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 4DX
How much crime is recorded in BB4 4DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Helmshore
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
BB4 4DXRossendale
How safe is BB4 4DX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 4DX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BB4 4DXNational
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft1.24.5
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.