Crime Rates at Flag Street, Bacup, OL13 0EB

Flag Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 21st highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flag Street (OL13 0EB) in the last 12 months was 201.0 per 1,000 residents and was 233.3% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flag Street (OL13 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flag Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glen Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.