Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 6AT
How much crime is recorded in BB4 6AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawtenstall
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,229 (2024)
BB4 6ATRossendale
How safe is BB4 6AT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 6AT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 6ATNational
Violence and sexual offences51.623.6
Criminal damage and arson15.44.7
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.74.6
Other crime1.91.5
Burglary1.89.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.