Crime Rates at Higher Tunstead, Bacup, OL13 8NB

Higher Tunstead area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Britannia & Lee Mill , and the 98th 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 Higher Tunstead (OL13 8NB) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Britannia & Lee Mill average (60.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Tunstead (OL13 8NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Booth Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atherton Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.