Total Crime Rate

208.0 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 208.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

George Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 48th highest crime rate of 269 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 George Street (BB1 4JF) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% higher than the Rishton average (126.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (BB1 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Edward Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spring Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hick'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Noble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eachill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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