Crime Rates at Prospect Hill, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8JP

Prospect Hill area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 109th highest 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 Prospect Hill (BB4 8JP) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Hill (BB4 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lark Hill (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.