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Crime and anti-social behaviour in Rochdale town centre have fallen significantly following the first year of Operation Tetbury, a targeted policing initiative launched in April 2025.
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At around 4pm on Monday 25 May 2026, we were called to reports of a concern for welfare at an address on Tweedale Street, Rochdale.
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Earlier this evening (25/05/26), officers responded to reports of a concern for welfare at an address on Tweedale Street, Rochdale at around 4pm.
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Our specialist CSE Major Investigation Team are continuing to make progress with complex, non-recent CSE cases, as our wider teams also tackle reports of modern-day CSE, such as the case of Omar Saif (pictured) who has been jailed.
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In the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 18 February 2026), our Serious Crime Division led the arrests of 23 men linked to an Organised Crime Group in Greater Manchester.
Retail crime prevention & reduction
Youth related ASB
Burglary reduction
Off Road Bike Nuisance
Your local neighbourhood team will be in and around the area to target the anti-social behaviour. We will continue to remain visible in the area and work with partners to tackle this. Dealing with anti social behaviour from off road bike activity and speeding and inconsiderate motorists is also a priority in which we will be looking to arrange a number of traffic operations in the coming months
Our priorities are:
- To reduce and detect burglary offences.
- To investigate Retail crime including promoting prevention & reduction
- To manage and reduce Youth related ASB
- To reduce Off Road Bike Nuisance
Your local officers assist with CCTV enquiries, high visibility and plain clothes patrols, crime prevention surgeries, reassurance visits to vulnerable victims, intelligence gathering and targeting of offenders known to be involved in Burglary offences.
When offenders are identified for retail crime offences we will take positive action whenever possible, usually resulting in charges being brought against them. We also look to obtain criminal behaviour orders against the most prolific offenders.
Officers complete a number of traffic operations to reduce speeding and inconsiderate motorists and we will aim to carry one out at least once per month.
Your local neighbourhood team will be in and around the area to target the anti-social behaviour and try to reduce demand in ASB hot spot locations.
We will continue to remain visible in the area and work with partners to tackle this.
Dealing with anti social behaviour from off road bike activity is a priority for the Norden Team, we work with other agencies, police forces and community volunteers to carry out enforcement and disruption in this area at key times.
