Bacup vs Littleborough Lakeside

Bacup has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 898 crimes in the last 12 months. Littleborough Lakeside has a safety score of 90/100 (Very Safe) with 0 crimes. Littleborough Lakeside scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bacup shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Littleborough Lakeside shows -100% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bacup, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (347 incidents). In Littleborough Lakeside, it is Public Order (0 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bacup recorded 240 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Littleborough Lakeside recorded 0. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bacup totalled 347 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 0 in Littleborough Lakeside. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bacup recorded 918 crimes (now 898, a change of -2.2%). Littleborough Lakeside recorded 11 crimes previously (now 0, -100%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bacup has a resolution rate of 21.9% and Littleborough Lakeside has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bacup falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Littleborough Lakeside is covered by Greater Manchester Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bacup and Littleborough Lakeside. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.