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Overview of Rossendale crime rate

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In Rossendale, the crime rating stands at medium.

Ranking 9th among 25 nearby administrative districts in crime rate, Rossendale documented 6,671 incidents in 2023. With a population of 70,871, this results in a crime rate of 94.13 per 1,000 residents, showing a slight 0.4% decrease from the prior year.

The most prevalent crime types in Rossendale are Anti-social behaviour (33.6%), Violence and sexual offences (30.6%), and Criminal damage and arson (8.5%), with the least common being Robbery (0.6%), Bicycle theft (0.3%), and Theft from the person (0.2%).

Within its 14 wards, Rossendale’s areas with higher crime rates include Greensclough (142.5), Longholme (139.3), Worsley (126.1). Conversely, the safest wards are Goodshaw (53.0), Eden (49.6), Helmshore (45.1).

Examining Rossendale’s postcode districts, BB5 (141.9), OL13 (111.4), and BB1 (106.5) report the highest crime rates, while BL0 (10.9), BL9 (0.3), BL8 (0.3) are the safest.

In Rossendale, Anti-social behaviour saw a significant increase by 29.85% in 2020 and by 3.14% in 2023. However, there was a noticeable decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 14.15% in 2021 and 14.98% in 2022, Burglary by 1.87% in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by 4.02% in 2023.

Rossendale crime incidents by crime type

A total of 6671 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Anti-social behaviour – 2239 (33.6)%
Violence and sexual offences – 2038 (30.6)%
Criminal damage and arson – 568 (8.5)%
Other theft – 370 (5.5)%
Vehicle crime – 331 (5.0)%
Public order – 290 (4.3)%
Shoplifting – 274 (4.1)%
Burglary – 260 (3.9)%
Drugs – 94 (1.4)%
Other crime – 87 (1.3)%
Possession of weapons – 46 (0.7)%
Robbery – 37 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 21 (0.3)%
Theft from the person – 16 (0.2)%

How does Rossendale compare against nearby areas ?

Rossendale ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Rossendale wards

There are 14 wards within Rossendale. Greensclough, Longholme, Worsley has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 14 wards from high crime rate to low.