Total Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.9 2/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Elizabeth Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Helmshore , and the 18th 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 Elizabeth Drive (BB4 4JB) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Helmshore average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Drive (BB4 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Myrtle Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Causeway Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helmcroft —
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narcissus Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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