Total Crime Rate

425.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.1 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 425.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 124.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ridge Bank area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Todmorden , and the 20th highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

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 Ridge Bank (OL14 7BA) in the last 12 months was 425.5 per 1,000 residents and was 319.8% higher than the Todmorden average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 161.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Bank (OL14 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridge Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bride Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lever Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gledhill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lever Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridge Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lever Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Patmos —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Todmorden Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckley View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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