Rossendale: local statistics
Rossendale is a district council area in the North West, home to an estimated 73,688 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Rossendale, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS counted 2,920 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Rossendale in March 2026, 4% more than in 2016. That is 40 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in the North West, 18th of 35.
In the year to March 2026, 4,835 offences were recorded by police in Rossendale: 65.6 per 1,000 people, 28th of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest rate. A year earlier it was 65.6. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 50.0 to 91.6 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in Rossendale pays an average of £2,519.97 in council tax in 2026-27, up £95.60 on 2025-26. It is the 11th highest of the 35 council areas in the North West. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,658.51, so it has risen 52%.
73,688 people lived in Rossendale in mid-2025, according to the ONS, a change of +1.2% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 6.5%; the North West grew by 8.2% over the same years, the 24th fastest growth of 35 in the North West. The mid-2025 estimate is the highest in the series.
Homes in Rossendale sold for an average of £199,759 in July 2026, up 3.1% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it 22nd of 35 in the North West, counting from the highest; the average for the North West was £221,445. This July figure is the highest in the series, 74% up on July 2016. The average price is 5.7 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Rossendale. That ratio is close to the middle of the 35 council areas in the North West (18th highest ratio).
In 2022 to 2024, women in Rossendale had a life expectancy at birth of 81.4 years; for men it was 77.5, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -1.0 years for women and -0.1 for men. It is mid-table in the North West, 20th of 35.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Rossendale was £726.00 in April 2025, or £35,273 over a year. That is 1.2% below the figure for the North West and mid-table in the North West, 19th of 35. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £644.00, £82.00 lower. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £482.80: a change of +50% before inflation.
The claimant count for Rossendale stood at 1,755 in August 2026, or 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the North West: 4.2%). A year earlier the rate was 3.7%. The five-year high was 5.4% (August 2021); the low was 3.5% (November 2025).
An estimated 74.9% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Rossendale were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 8.0 points either way, against 73.8% across the North West. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 71.9% to 81.6%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 69,196 |
| 2016 | 69,475 |
| 2017 | 70,084 |
| 2018 | 70,515 |
| 2019 | 70,884 |
| 2020 | 70,811 |
| 2021 | 71,008 |
| 2022 | 71,178 |
| 2023 | 71,800 |
| 2024 | 72,841 |
| 2025 | 73,688 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £114,550 |
| July 2017 | £116,724 |
| July 2018 | £127,504 |
| July 2019 | £130,383 |
| July 2020 | £132,241 |
| July 2021 | £162,681 |
| July 2022 | £175,095 |
| July 2023 | £180,385 |
| July 2024 | £180,852 |
| July 2025 | £193,781 |
| July 2026 | £199,759 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £482.80 a week |
| 2016 | £432.20 a week |
| 2017 | £430.60 a week |
| 2018 | £480.90 a week |
| 2019 | £516.80 a week |
| 2020 | £526.40 a week |
| 2021 | £570.60 a week |
| 2022 | £577.10 a week |
| 2023 | £603.80 a week |
| 2024 | £670.90 a week |
| 2025 | £726.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,658.51 |
| 2017-18 | £1,713.66 |
| 2018-19 | £1,808.60 |
| 2019-20 | £1,894.30 |
| 2020-21 | £1,964.94 |
| 2021-22 | £2,042.78 |
| 2022-23 | £2,121.65 |
| 2023-24 | £2,210.82 |
| 2024-25 | £2,313.21 |
| 2025-26 | £2,424.37 |
| 2026-27 | £2,519.97 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 50.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 60.2 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 68.1 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 91.6 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 78.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 66.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 74.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 63.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 64.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 65.6 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 65.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 71.9% |
| 2016/17 | 72.1% |
| 2017/18 | 81.2% |
| 2018/19 | 75.0% |
| 2019/20 | 81.4% |
| 2020/21 | 81.6% |
| 2021/22 | 72.6% |
| 2022/23 | 76.1% |
| 2023/24 | 77.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74.5% |
| 2025/26 | 74.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.1 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 81.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 81.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 2,805 |
| 2017 | 2,915 |
| 2018 | 3,135 |
| 2019 | 3,040 |
| 2020 | 2,810 |
| 2021 | 3,035 |
| 2022 | 2,975 |
| 2023 | 2,865 |
| 2024 | 2,855 |
| 2025 | 2,840 |
| 2026 | 2,920 |
Questions about Rossendale
What is the crime rate in Rossendale?
65.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How much is Band D council tax in Rossendale?
£2,519.97 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of Rossendale?
73,688 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the average house price in Rossendale?
£199,759 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+3.1% on a year).
What is life expectancy in Rossendale?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 77.5 years for men and 81.4 for women.
What is the average salary in Rossendale?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Rossendale was £726.00 a week in April 2025 (£35,273 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Rossendale?
1,755 in August 2026 (3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over Rossendale
Every body that makes decisions for Rossendale, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Rossendale council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Rossendale in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hyndburn: Sarah Smith (Labour) MP
- Rossendale and Darwen: Andy MacNae (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the North West
- UK figures: Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK population · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the North West: Burnley · Fylde · Hyndburn · Pendle · Ribble Valley · South Ribble
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