Postcode · Bacup
Crime in OL13 0TF
How much crime is recorded in OL13 0TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterfoot & Stacksteads
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,046 (2024)
OL13 0TFBacup
How safe is OL13 0TF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OL13 0TF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 0TFNational
Violence and sexual offences41.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.610.7
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Other theft9.54.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Drugs4.82.4
Other crime2.91.5
Burglary2.39.1
Public order2.24.6
Theft from the person1.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.