Crime Rate in Rishton, ward

Rishton has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Hyndburn district and the 1001st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 94th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rishton in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Hyndburn district average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rishton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 47.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 349 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rishton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Edward Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.