Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 8QA
How much crime is recorded in BB4 8QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,119 (2024)
BB4 8QARossendale
How safe is BB4 8QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 8QA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8QANational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.14.6
Burglary2.19.1
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.