Total Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ulverston 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 Ulverston Drive (BB1 4EN) 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) .
In the area around Ulverston Drive (BB1 4EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornhill Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rishton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
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