Total Crime Rate

361.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 361.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Water Street area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Netherton , and the 14th highest crime rate of 268 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 Water Street (BB6 7QR) in the last 12 months was 361.1 per 1,000 residents and was 178.1% higher than the Netherton average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (BB6 7QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britannia Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reed Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Passage —
Apr 2026Public order Reed Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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