Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pendle Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 112th 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 Pendle Street (BB5 0SL) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pendle Street (BB5 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fountain Place, where police recorded 31 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 Pendle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lang Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunny Shop Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claret 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 Hopwood Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Perth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fountain Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Local resolution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendle Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendle Street

Data Sources

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