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HMP Buckley Hall

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UK Local prison operated by HM Prison & Probation Service. Listed in the GOV.UK Find a prison directory.

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Current population

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

North-West

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

population of mainly long-term prisoners remained fairly stable, although most exceptional outcomes, and judged it to be good, our highest score, in safety,

Visiting

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Mailing

Format: Prisoner Name & Number, HMP Buckley Hall, HMP Buckley Hall Buckley Hall Road Rochdale Lancashire OL12 9DP See map Help us to improve this page. Give us your feedback in this 2-minute survey .. Use Send Money to a Prisoner (GOV.UK) for funds — cash not accepted.

Practical info

inspection. With about 30 new arrivals each month, and just a few releases, the

Known issues

HM Inspectorate of Prisons completed a full inspection of HMP Buckley Hall in February 2024; the published report is available on the HMIP website.

Contact & address

HMP Buckley Hall Buckley Hall Road Rochdale Lancashire OL12 9DP See map Help us to improve this page. Give us your feedback in this 2-minute survey ., Lancashire OL12 9DP
01706 514 350
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Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

11/100
Low concern11/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
6/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 11. The national average across 584 scored United Kingdom facilities is 4 — 7 points above national average.

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Reports

  • HMIP12 Feb 2024

    Opened during the 1990s, Buckley Hall is a category C training prison in Rochdale, with capacity for 469 adult men. The prison was full at the time of our inspection. With about 30 new arrivals each month, and just a few releases, the population of mainly long-term prisoners remained fairly stable, although most men were considered to pose a high risk of harm to the community. This was our first inspection of Buckley Hall since 2019, when we found some exceptional outcomes, and judged it to be good, our highest score, in safety,

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Data completeness

82%

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@misc{worldprisons-hmp-buckley-hall,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {HMP Buckley Hall},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-buckley-hall},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}