Total Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Exchange Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 65th highest crime rate of 268 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 Exchange Street (BB5 0JD) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Street (BB5 0JD), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhouse Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Exchange Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stevenson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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