Bacup vs Earby & Coates

Bacup has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 876 crimes in the last 12 months. Earby & Coates has a safety score of 56/100 (Average) with 318 crimes. Earby & Coates scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bacup shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Earby & Coates shows +4.3% (rising). 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 (332 incidents). In Earby & Coates, it is Violent Crime (141 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bacup recorded 223 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Earby & Coates recorded 88. 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 332 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 141 in Earby & Coates. 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 913 crimes (now 876, a change of -4.1%). Earby & Coates recorded 305 crimes previously (now 318, +4.3%).

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 15.9% and Earby & Coates has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bacup falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Earby & Coates is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. 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 Earby & Coates. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.