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Crime in OL13 8

How much crime is recorded in OL13 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rossendale
Region
North West
Population
11,722 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OL13 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in OL13 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

OL13 8National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Shoplifting21.48.4
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.14.5
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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30
40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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