April 2026 Source: Greater Manchester Police Police

Crime in Oldham: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Oldham is among the safer areas in England and Wales, recording 1 crimes in April 2026. This places Oldham at #331 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Other Theft accounts for the largest share of crime at 100.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 75.0% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • assignment1 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 75.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

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Other theft: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1 Total
Other Theft
1
100.0%

Crime Analysis: Oldham

Other Theft accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in Oldham (100.0%).

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Oldham has fallen sharply — by 75.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Greater Manchester Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -50.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -75.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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