Total Crime Rate

189.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Jane Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 30th 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 Jane Street (OL12 8HG) in the last 12 months was 189.2 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jane Street (OL12 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgemoor Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Percy Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jane Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moss Side Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowm Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowsley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shanter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgemoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moss Side Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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