Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mersey Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 71st 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 Mersey Street (OL13 9RQ) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Bacup average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Street (OL13 9RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Crabtree Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockcliffe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mersey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crabtree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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