Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hartley Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 131st highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartley Avenue (BB5 0NN) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Avenue (BB5 0NN), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rough Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rough Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crosley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindadale Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairclough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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