Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Street (BB1 4LW) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Street (BB1 4LW), 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 Clifton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shuttleworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sands Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allan Critchlow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spring Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hick'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livesey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Noble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livesey Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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