Total Crime Rate

341.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 341.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ivy Bank area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 7th 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 Ivy Bank (OL12 8LT) in the last 12 months was 341.5 per 1,000 residents and was 303.3% higher than the Whitworth average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 177.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Bank (OL12 8LT), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Bank. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ivy Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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