Postcode · Rochdale
Crime in OL12 8PY
How much crime is recorded in OL12 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitworth
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
OL12 8PYRochdale
How safe is OL12 8PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OL12 8PY area, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
OL12 8PYNational
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
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.