Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 111.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Charter Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 115th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charter Street (BB5 0SG) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charter Street (BB5 0SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pendle Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowland Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Charter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tremellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lang Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fife Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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