Postcode district · Littleborough
Crime in OL15
How much crime is recorded in OL15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 21,963 (2024)
OL15Postcode district · Littleborough
How safe is OL15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in OL15, below 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
OL15National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.