Crime Rates at Market Street, Whitworth, Rochdale, OL12 8SZ

Market Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 224 local areas in Rossendale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (OL12 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (OL12 8SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coupland Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.