Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helmshore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Helmshore , and the 89th 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 Helmshore Road (BB4 4JA) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.3% higher than the Helmshore average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmshore Road (BB4 4JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutland Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Helmshore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmcroft
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6214
Apr 2026Burglary Moss Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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