Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Drive (BB6 7JR) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Netherton average (143.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Drive (BB6 7JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Place, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fielding Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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