Townsend Fold & Edenfield
Middle areaSouth Rossendale. 6,339 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 82% of people in Townsend Fold & Edenfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Townsend Fold & Edenfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Townsend Fold & Edenfield at a rate of 63.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across Rossendale.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 155 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 74 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Townsend Fold & Edenfield compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Townsend Fold & Edenfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Townsend Fold & Edenfield at a rate of 63.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across Rossendale.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Townsend Fold & Edenfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), anti-social behaviour (74) and other crime (52).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Rossendale
These figures are published for the whole of Rossendale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rossendale and not Townsend Fold & Edenfield alone. See Rossendale
Townsend Fold & Edenfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Townsend Fold & Edenfield was £240,000 in 2025.
Townsend Fold & Edenfield had 6,294 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in Townsend Fold & Edenfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Townsend Fold & Edenfield, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.