Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rosendale Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 57th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosendale Close (OL13 9LW) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosendale Close (OL13 9LW), the main crime hotspot is near Ashworth Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosendale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clough Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Zion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Zion Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair View Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosendale Crescent —
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Data Sources

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