Postcode district · Rossendale
Crime in BB4
How much crime is recorded in BB4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 46,883 (2024)
BB4Postcode district · Rossendale
How safe is BB4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB4, 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
BB4National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Shoplifting7.48.4
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.