Postcode · Bacup
Crime in OL13 0JS
How much crime is recorded in OL13 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
OL13 0JSBacup
How safe is OL13 0JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OL13 0JS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 0JSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other crime3.91.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.04.6
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.