Crime Rates at Hermitage Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4ND

Hermitage Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 113th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Street (BB1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Street (BB1 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Burton Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.