Crime Rate in Longholme, ward

Longholme has the 3rd highest crime rate of 10 wards in Rossendale district and the 1956th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 167th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longholme in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Rossendale district average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longholme’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 266 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 328 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longholme ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.