Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 9RG
How much crime is recorded in BB4 9RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crawshawbooth, Reedsholme & Water
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,395 (2024)
BB4 9RGRossendale
How safe is BB4 9RG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 9RG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 9RGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.04.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.