Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 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 108.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lydia Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 117th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lydia Street (BB5 0PX) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydia Street (BB5 0PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lydia Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ormerod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Berry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Perth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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