Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Butler Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rishton , and the 120th 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 Butler Street (BB1 4NN) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butler Street (BB1 4NN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Butler Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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