Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 6DR
How much crime is recorded in BB4 6DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Townsend Fold & Edenfield
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,225 (2024)
BB4 6DRRossendale
How safe is BB4 6DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 6DR area, below 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6DRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft3.04.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.