Total Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowtoot Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowtoot Lane (OL13 8ED) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowtoot Lane (OL13 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Hammerton Green. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bacup| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A681 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yorkshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A681 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A681 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammerton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cowtoot Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hammerton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yorkshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mill Stream Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Clover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Stream Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Stream Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammerton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daisy Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammerton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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