Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 4NF
How much crime is recorded in BB4 4NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Helmshore
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
BB4 4NFRossendale
How safe is BB4 4NF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 4NF 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
7.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 4NFNational
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.51.5
Other theft0.24.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.