Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 4EZ
How much crime is recorded in BB4 4EZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Helmshore
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
BB4 4EZRossendale
How safe is BB4 4EZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 4EZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 4EZNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Burglary10.29.1
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.