Crime Rate in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough, ward

Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Rochdale district and the 115th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 115th lowest crime rate of 789 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough in the last 12 months was 0.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Rochdale district average (0.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 0.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -99.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Waterhouse Close. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.