Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 49.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Industrial Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 72nd 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 Industrial Street (OL13 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Industrial Street (OL13 9JJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Industrial Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Springfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crabtree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Industrial Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hammerton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammerton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammerton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heys Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mettle Cote Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A681 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venture Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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