Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Tong Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bacup , and the 86th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tong Lane (OL13 9XA) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Bacup average (157.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tong Lane (OL13 9XA), the main crime hotspot is near Fair View Crescent. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tong Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronaldsway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Onchan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Onchan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair View Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosendale Crescent —
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Data Sources

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