Total Crime Rate
82.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnley Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burnley Road (BB4 8BH) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnley Road (BB4 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawson Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rossendale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burnley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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