Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowtoot Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 88th 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 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowtoot Lane (OL13 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Hammerton Green. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowtoot Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blackthorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Public order Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Boston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A681 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A681 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A681 —
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Stream Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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