Total Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithy Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 8 local areas in Littleborough Lakeside , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Rochdale .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithy Green (OL16 3TG) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2745.9% higher than the Littleborough Lakeside average (0.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Green (OL16 3TG), the main crime hotspot is near Carp View, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Carp View —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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