Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pennine 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 Pennine Road (OL13 9PH) 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 Pennine Road (OL13 9PH), the main crime hotspot is near Crabtree Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crabtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennine Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxdale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawfinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fieldfare Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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