Total Crime Rate

213.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Littlewalk Court area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 46th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Littlewalk Court (BB5 0DR) in the last 12 months was 213.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 63.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littlewalk Court (BB5 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyndburn Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Littlewalk Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pickup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Hill Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences China Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ron Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savoy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pickup Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maya Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duckworth Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyndburn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hyndburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Shore Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Shore Street
Sep 2025Public order South Shore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Shore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Shore Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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