Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haworth Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 55th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Haworth Street (BB1 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Rishton average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haworth Street (BB1 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edward Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A678 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rishton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eachill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Noble Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eachill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Noble Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Noble Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Noble Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Noble Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A678 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A678 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashworth Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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