Total Crime Rate

848.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 848.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 275.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.0 10/10
  • Other theft 53.8 10/10
  • Burglary 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Bank Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 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 Bank Street (OL13 8GZ) in the last 12 months was 848.1 per 1,000 residents and was 438.5% higher 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 196.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Street (OL13 8GZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kershaw Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Stream Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

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