Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 6AS
How much crime is recorded in BB4 6AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawtenstall
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,848 (2024)
BB4 6ASRossendale
How safe is BB4 6AS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 6AS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
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 6ASNational
Violence and sexual offences42.623.6
Shoplifting25.88.4
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Burglary12.79.1
Other theft10.64.5
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order5.74.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.