Crime Rates at Wright Street, Bacup, OL13 8QQ

Wright Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 49th 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 Wright Street (OL13 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Bacup average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -3.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wright Street (OL13 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richard Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.