Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow 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 Meadow Street (BB6 7EJ) 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 Meadow Street (BB6 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cecilia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hubert'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reed Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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