Crime Rate in St Andrew's, ward

St Andrew's has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Hyndburn district and the 333rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Andrew's in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Hyndburn district average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Andrew's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 299 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 342 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Andrew's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near James Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.