Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Shore End area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shore End (OL12 8JA) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shore End (OL12 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Old Lane. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shore End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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