Crime Rate in Hareholme & Waterfoot, ward

Hareholme & Waterfoot has the 2nd highest crime rate of 10 wards in Rossendale district and the 779th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 76th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hareholme & Waterfoot in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% higher than the Rossendale district average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hareholme & Waterfoot’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 395 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 383 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hareholme & Waterfoot ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 64 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heightside Avenue (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.