Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lewis Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 74th highest crime rate of 268 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 Lewis Street (BB6 7BN) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher than the Netherton average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Street (BB6 7BN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lewis Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alan Ramsbottom Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cecilia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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