Total Crime Rate

886.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 886.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 382.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.8 9/10
  • Public order 62.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fountain Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountain Place (BB5 0SU) in the last 12 months was 886.2 per 1,000 residents and was 210.9% higher than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 237.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Place (BB5 0SU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Fountain Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fountain Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Brunswick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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