Total Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 19.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Snowdrop Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Helmshore , and the 14th 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 Snowdrop Close (BB4 6NH) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Helmshore average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowdrop Close (BB4 6NH), 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 Rossendale

Crime Over Time in Snowdrop Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narcissus Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narcissus Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinnel Brook Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Moss Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.