Total Crime Rate

848.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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

The Square 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 The Square (OL13 8HR) 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 The Square (OL13 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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