Crime Rates at Cambridge Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7BU

Cambridge Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 127th lowest 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 Cambridge Street (BB6 7BU) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (BB6 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.