Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 9BQ
How much crime is recorded in BB4 9BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
BB4 9BQRossendale
How safe is BB4 9BQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 9BQ 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 9BQNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.