Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 4NN
How much crime is recorded in BB4 4NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Helmshore
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
BB4 4NNRossendale
How safe is BB4 4NN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 4NN 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
8.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 4NNNational
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other theft0.74.5
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.