Crime Rates at Oak Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7PZ

Oak Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 97th 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 Oak Street (BB6 7PZ) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Netherton average (143.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (BB6 7PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.