Crime in OL16 9
How much crime is recorded in OL16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,683 (2024)
OL16 9Postcode sector · Rochdale
How safe is OL16 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in Rochdale, well above the 31.3 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
This force hasn't published street-level crime for a full year, so these are the Home Office's recorded crime figures for Rochdale. They cover the same offences but can't be broken down below council level.
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2020.
Source: Home Office police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.
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Postcodes in this sector
- OL16 9AJ
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- OL16 9TX
- OL16 9UA
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