Total Crime Rate

791.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 791.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 237.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.4 10/10
  • Other theft 44.3 10/10
  • Public order 41.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James 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 St James Square (OL13 9AA) in the last 12 months was 791.1 per 1,000 residents and was 420.6% higher than the Bacup average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 237.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Square (OL13 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Hammerton Green. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blackthorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickup Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A681 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Stream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Stream Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Stream Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickup Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A681 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lumb Scar Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Industrial Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Industrial Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kershaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stanley Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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