Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Road (BB5 0LU) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (BB5 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunny Shop Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairclough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Downham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downham Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fairclough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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