Total Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Egypt Mount area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 80th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Egypt Mount (BB4 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Egypt Mount (BB4 6SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobbler Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rossendale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cobbler Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobbler Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cobbler Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynbella Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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