Postcode · Bacup
Crime in OL13 0AD
How much crime is recorded in OL13 0AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bacup
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
OL13 0ADBacup
How safe is OL13 0AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OL13 0AD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
166
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
OL13 0ADNational
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Anti-social behaviour38.010.7
Shoplifting35.78.4
Burglary25.99.1
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Public order8.34.6
Other theft7.94.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.62.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.