Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Butts Mount area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 268 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 Butts Mount (BB6 7NB) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butts Mount (BB6 7NB), 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 Butts Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowerfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nowell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Delph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cattle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowerfold Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holgate Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Hall Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Town Hall Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Hall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edge End Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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