Total Crime Rate

241.7 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 241.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St James Court East area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 38th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Court East (BB5 0DW) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Court East (BB5 0DW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Court East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. James Court East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Birch Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edgar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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