Crime Rate in Milnrow & Newhey, ward

Milnrow & Newhey has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Rochdale district and the 167th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 167th lowest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Milnrow & Newhey in the last 12 months was 0.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.7% higher than the Rochdale district average (0.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Milnrow & Newhey’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 0.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Milnrow & Newhey ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Park/Open Space, with 2 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Peppermint Close (1 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.