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

The Ferns 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 The Ferns (OL13 9RP) 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 The Ferns (OL13 9RP), 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 The Ferns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Crabtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Close 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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Sidings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Line —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Line Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Avenue —
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Data Sources

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