Total Crime Rate

177.0 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 177.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 28.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Market Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 34th 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 Market Street (OL12 8QN) in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% higher than the Whitworth average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (OL12 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Public order Milner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wooltop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorneylea Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thorneylea Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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