Stayed there several times. Its possible to moor on the offside on the moorings below the flats, or used to be. Last time we came thru I moored where the queue forms to go through the first lock so we could be up and away. I was woken by someone banging on the side at 3am, " there's been a body found in the last lock (up from rochdale 9) you have to be available for questioning" "Eh?" replied I, half asleep, "police, you have to stay around for questioning" " show me your badge" "why does everyone ask me that?" and wanders off muttering. In the morning when I spoke to the officer guarding the blue taped lock he said it was a local, being cared for in the community, pretending to be an officer. But that only happened once and was no great worry.