Total Crime Rate

173.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 13th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 71st highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Drive (BB6 7LA) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the Netherton average (143.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Drive (BB6 7LA), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fielding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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