Crime in OL6 8BA
How much crime is recorded in OL6 8BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton North
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
OL6 8BAAshton-under-Lyne
How safe is OL6 8BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in Tameside, 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 Tameside. 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
It has risen 7% since 2020.
Source: Home Office police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Rates cover April 2025 to March 2026.