Total Crime Rate

239.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 239.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Warkworth Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 12th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warkworth Terrace (OL13 9LY) in the last 12 months was 239.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warkworth Terrace (OL13 9LY), the main crime hotspot is near Hammerton Green. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warkworth Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickup Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickup Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Reed Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keswick Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickup Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammerton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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