Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westwood Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 121st 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 Westwood Avenue (BB1 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Avenue (BB1 4BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A678, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stourton Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Noble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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