Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Fern Bank area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Helmshore , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Bank (BB4 4LG) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Bank (BB4 4LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curven Edge, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Barn (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhodes Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowl Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Free Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhodes Avenue —
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Data Sources

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