Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
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

Bridge Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 116th 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 Bridge Street (BB6 7HY) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Netherton average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (BB6 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near Town Hall Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nowell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomax Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cattle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowerfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Delph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Segar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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