United Kingdom · North-West · Lancashire
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Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Operator
HM Prison & Probation ServicePopulation held
male
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Region
North-West
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
population of mainly long-term prisoners remained fairly stable, although most exceptional outcomes, and judged it to be good, our highest score, in safety,
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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.
inspection. With about 30 new arrivals each month, and just a few releases, the
HM Inspectorate of Prisons completed a full inspection of HMP Buckley Hall in February 2024; the published report is available on the HMIP website.
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What the score is responding to:
This facility scores 11. The national average across 584 scored United Kingdom facilities is 4 — 7 points above national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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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World Prisons. (2026). HMP Buckley Hall. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-buckley-hall
"HMP Buckley Hall." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hmp-buckley-hall.
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title = {HMP Buckley Hall},
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