Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 9AW
How much crime is recorded in BB4 9AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,794 (2024)
BB4 9AWRossendale
How safe is BB4 9AW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 9AW 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
44.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 9AWNational
Violence and sexual offences41.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Shoplifting16.08.4
Public order7.94.6
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft4.64.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.