Crime Rate in St Oswald's, ward

St Oswald's has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Hyndburn district and the 3762nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 323rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Oswald's in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Hyndburn district average (138.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Oswald's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Oswald's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near James Street, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lyndhurst Avenue (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.