Two men sentenced to prison following series of burglaries in Oldham
Two men, Ellis Dymond and Harrison Chadderton, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a series of burglaries, thefts, and other offences in Oldham between May and June 2024. Dymond received nine-and-a-half years for 35 offences, including burglaries, theft of motor vehicles, robbery, and possession of an imitation firearm and Class B drugs. Chadderton was sentenced to two-and-a-half years for 14 offences, including burglaries and theft of motor vehicles. The crimes involved breaking into homes using tools to burn locks and stealing property worth approximately £188,075. Dymond's longer sentence included a robbery where he threatened a victim with an imitation firearm.
Two Oldham men who torched their way through rear doors to steal nearly £190,000 worth of cars and property during a five-week burglary spree have been locked up.
Ellis Dymond, 19, of Ninth Avenue, received nine-and-a-half years on Thursday 15 May 2025 after admitting 35 offences committed across Oldham between May and June 2024. His accomplice, Harrison Chadderton, 18, of Oak Road, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years for 14 offences.
The pair cruised residential streets at night looking for homes with vehicles parked outside, then used tools to burn through locks before sneaking inside to grab car keys. Their crime wave netted an estimated £188,075 in stolen property.
Dymond’s longer sentence reflects a robbery on 7 June 2024 in Failsworth where he woke a sleeping victim and threatened him with an imitation firearm to obtain car keys. The teenager’s crime tally included 19 burglaries or attempted burglaries, 13 vehicle thefts, the robbery, firearm possession and Class B drug offences. Chadderton admitted eight burglaries or attempts, five vehicle thefts and drug possession.
PC Lydia Holt of Oldham’s Neighbourhood Crime Team said: “I hope this sentencing can bring a degree of justice to the victims and the community of Oldham. Nobody deserves to wake up and discover their home has been broken into and items stolen by individuals who think they are above the law. We will continue to work bringing serious offenders like Ellis Dymond and Harrison Chadderton to justice and put them behind bars, and we will continue to ensure that our community is and will continue to be a safe place to live and work.”
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