Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Ribble Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 96th 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 Ribble Street (OL13 9RH) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribble Street (OL13 9RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anderson Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ribble Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Line
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Line Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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