Crime Rates at Sandfield Road, Bacup, OL13 9PB

Sandfield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 99th 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 Sandfield Road (OL13 9PB) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Bacup average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandfield Road (OL13 9PB), 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.