Crime Rate in Bacup, ward

Bacup has the highest crime rate of 10 wards in Rossendale district and the 568th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 54th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bacup in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Rossendale district average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bacup’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 392 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 23.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 460 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bacup ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hammerton Green. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.