Total Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rawsthorne Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rawsthorne Avenue (BB4 4BN) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Greenfield & Eden average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rawsthorne Avenue (BB4 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warner Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smithy Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rossendale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fern Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitecroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coal Hey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A680 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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