Crime Rates at Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NS

Rochdale Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 70th 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 Rochdale Road (OL13 9NS) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochdale Road (OL13 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crabtree Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.