Total Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Street area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 16th highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (OL12 8BN) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.3% higher than the Whitworth average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (OL12 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tong End, where police recorded 23 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 John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitworth Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tong End —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tong End —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorneylea Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thorneylea Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnedge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnedge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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