Crime Rates at Cape Street, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 7NS

Cape Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 59th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cape Street (BB4 7NS) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 179.3% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cape Street (BB4 7NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.