Total Crime Rate
153.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ryefield Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Greenfield & Eden , and the 41st highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ryefield Court (BB4 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.1% higher than the Greenfield & Eden average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ryefield Court (BB4 4BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warner Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittle 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 | Charles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | 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 | Fern Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ratcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coal Hey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitecroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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