Total Crime Rate

305.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 305.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Other theft 70.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hope Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 8th 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 Hope Street (OL13 8DD) in the last 12 months was 305.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Bacup average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street (OL13 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Stream Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Stream Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blackthorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Stream Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Bank Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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