Crime Rate in St Mary's, ward

St Mary's has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Oldham district and the 119th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 119th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's in the last 12 months was 0.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Oldham district average (0.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 0.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Globe Street, with 1 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chesterfield Street (1 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.