Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 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 95.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 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

Church Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 131st highest 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 Church Lane (BB6 7PU) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (BB6 7PU), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowerfold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowerfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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