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Crime in BB6 7

How much crime is recorded in BB6 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hyndburn
Region
North West
Population
11,468 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB6 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB6 7, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB6 7National
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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