Postcode · Bacup
Crime in OL13 9BD
How much crime is recorded in OL13 9BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bacup
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,806 (2024)
OL13 9BDBacup
How safe is OL13 9BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 76.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OL13 9BD area, more than double 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
76.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
153
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 9BDNational
Violence and sexual offences66.923.6
Anti-social behaviour25.410.7
Criminal damage and arson22.14.7
Public order14.44.6
Burglary10.99.1
Other theft6.14.5
Other crime3.71.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.