Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stanley Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 50th 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 Stanley Street (OL13 8DN) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Bacup average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Street (OL13 8DN), 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 Stanley Street area

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

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