Total Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.1 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 171.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Slaidburn Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 69th 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 Slaidburn Drive (BB5 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slaidburn Drive (BB5 0JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorhouse Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckden Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Slaidburn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downham Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Close —
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Data Sources

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