Postcode · Rossendale
Crime in BB4 9SX
How much crime is recorded in BB4 9SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,524 (2024)
BB4 9SXRossendale
How safe is BB4 9SX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BB4 9SX 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
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 9SXNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.