Total Crime Rate

151.6 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 151.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wallbank Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Whitworth , and the 43rd 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 Wallbank Drive (OL12 8UL) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallbank Drive (OL12 8UL), the main crime hotspot is near Thorburn Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallbank Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorburn Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Isle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prickshaw Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Isle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Isle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallbank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Southgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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