Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moss Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 132nd 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 Moss Street (BB6 7EY) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Street (BB6 7EY), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moss Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomax Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reed Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nowell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Passage —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hubert'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Segar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B6535 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
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Data Sources

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