Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 9JA
How much crime is recorded in BB4 9JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,406 (2024)
BB4 9JARossendale
How safe is BB4 9JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 9JA area, 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
42.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 9JANational
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Burglary6.79.1
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.