Postcode district · Bacup
Crime in OL13
How much crime is recorded in OL13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 21,408 (2024)
OL13Postcode district · Bacup
How safe is OL13
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in OL13, 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
OL13National
Violence and sexual offences32.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Shoplifting15.38.4
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.