Crime Rate in Littleborough Lakeside, ward

Littleborough Lakeside has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Rochdale district and the 161st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 161st lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Littleborough Lakeside in the last 12 months was 0.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% higher than the Rochdale district average (0.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Littleborough Lakeside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 0.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Littleborough Lakeside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Littleborough (Station). Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.