Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 124th highest crime rate of 268 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 High Street (BB5 0PS) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BB5 0PS), the main crime hotspot is near Napier Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rothwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Berry Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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