Total Crime Rate

289.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 289.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.8 8/10
  • Other theft 38.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holmes Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 6th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmes Lane (OL13 8BS) in the last 12 months was 289.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% higher than the Bacup average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmes Lane (OL13 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Stream Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holmes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boston Road —
Sep 2025Burglary St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Stream Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Stream Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowtoot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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