Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadows Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 46th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadows Avenue (OL13 8DF) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Bacup average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadows Avenue (OL13 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmes Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadows Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowtoot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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