Crime Rates at Shepherds Green, Water, Rossendale, BB4 9PB

Shepherds Green area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Goodshaw & Cribden , and the 90th 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 Shepherds Green (BB4 9PB) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% higher than the Goodshaw & Cribden average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Green (BB4 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near Dean Fold. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.