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

Bankside Lane 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 Bankside Lane (OL13 8HJ) 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 Bankside Lane (OL13 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A681 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bankside Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
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Data Sources

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