Total Crime Rate

127.0 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 127.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rochdale Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochdale Road (OL13 9TW) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochdale Road (OL13 9TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobden Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotton Mill Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockerell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Harrison Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bobbin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenyon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenyon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobden Street —
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Data Sources

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