Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Masefield Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 43rd 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 Masefield Close (BB6 7LD) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Close (BB6 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Place, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Masefield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Way —
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Data Sources

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