Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dean Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Helmshore , and the 94th 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 Dean Road (BB4 4EW) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Helmshore average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Road (BB4 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devon Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Lancaster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raven Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Raven Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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