Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Stevenson Street East area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 126th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stevenson Street East (BB5 0SB) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stevenson Street East (BB5 0SB), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhouse Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Stevenson Street East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stevenson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Apr 2026Other crime The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pearson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stevenson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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