Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 8BD
How much crime is recorded in BB4 8BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,992 (2024)
BB4 8BDRossendale
How safe is BB4 8BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 8BD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8BDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary9.59.1
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.