Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cotton Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Helmshore , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cotton Way (BB4 4QS) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotton Way (BB4 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gregory Fold (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Helmshore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Narcissus Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Narcissus Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holcombe Road | Under investigation |
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