Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandstone Row area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandstone Row (OL13 9AU) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Bacup average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandstone Row (OL13 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobden Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotton Mill Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandstone Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockerell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bobbin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Harrison Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenyon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenyon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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