Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitebirk Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 80th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitebirk Drive (BB1 3HT) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Rishton average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Whitebirk Drive area

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Data Sources

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