Postcode · Rochdale
Crime in OL12 8BF
How much crime is recorded in OL12 8BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitworth
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,642 (2024)
OL12 8BFRochdale
How safe is OL12 8BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OL12 8BF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
OL12 8BFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.94.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.