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Crime in OL12 8

How much crime is recorded in OL12 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rossendale
Region
North West
Population
9,549 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OL12 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in OL12 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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