Total Crime Rate
194.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 25th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Court (OL13 9BS) in the last 12 months was 194.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Bacup average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Court (OL13 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Hammerton Green. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bacup| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammerton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brown Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammerton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hammerton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kershaw Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A681 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A681 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A681 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kershaw Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A681 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cowtoot Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Industrial Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammerton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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