Postcode sector · Bacup
Crime in OL13 3
How much crime is recorded in OL13 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,703 (2024)
OL13 3Postcode sector · Bacup
How safe is OL13 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in OL13 3, 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
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 3National
Shoplifting35.78.4
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Anti-social behaviour25.410.7
Burglary16.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft5.24.5
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.