Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Garbett Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 84th 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 Garbett Street (BB5 0QN) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garbett Street (BB5 0QN), 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.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Garbett Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Perth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ormerod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fountain Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbett Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 31

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑