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

Market Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 35th 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 8TE) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Whitworth average (84.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (OL12 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.