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Postcode sector · Rochdale

Crime in OL12 0

How much crime is recorded in OL12 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Population
18,585 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OL12 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in OL12 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

OL12 0National
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.84.6
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 50% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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