Total Crime Rate
81.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ullswater Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 94th 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 Ullswater Way (BB4 8QD) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ullswater Way (BB4 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near All Saints Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rossendale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rushmoor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfold Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hapton Way | — |
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