Community safety
There were 51.6 violent crime offences per 1,000 people in Rochdale borough in 2021/22. This is above the England rate of 34.9 (Office for Health Improvement & Disparities).
The importance of community safety
Feeling safe and secure is essential to wellbeing. Priorities around community safety raised by local people include reducing and supporting victim based crime, tackling all aspects of domestic abuse, anti-social behaviour, alcohol and drugs and serious organised crime.
The impact of crime on health
Violence and crime have major impacts on health and well-being affecting victims, witnesses, families and wider communities. The British Crime Survey estimates that over 2 million incidents of violence are committed in England and Wales each year. This figure excludes child victims of violence, such as those suffering through child maltreatment, bullying and youth violence. Crime is preventable, not inevitable.
This section looks at community safety in the borough and includes crime types, antisocial behaviour and keeping people safe.
Statistics on community safety
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) - Wider determinants of health profile - this profile features information on the wider or social determinants of health including data on youth justice, first-time offenders, violent crime, reoffending and domestic abuse.
Guidance and information on community safety
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) - Supporting information for crime - this page in the wider determinants of health profile contains additional resources that offer complimentary detail or functionality to inform decision making on the wider determinants of health.
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance - Prisons and other secure settings - NICE has produced a number of documents on community safety including guidance on the physical and mental health of people in contact with the criminal justice system.
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance - Domestic violence and abuse: multi-agency working- NICE has produced a number of documents on community safety including guidance on the physical and mental health of people involved in cases of domestic violence and abuse.