Crime Rates at Oak Street, Bacup, OL13 9EA

Oak Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 88th 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 Oak Street (OL13 9EA) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Bacup average (152.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (OL13 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashworth Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.