Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tong Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tong Lane (OL12 8BE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% higher than the Whitworth average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tong Lane (OL12 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tong End, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnedge Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tong Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Size Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnedge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneylea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Baytree Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tong End —
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Data Sources

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