Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 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 124.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

May Hill Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 101st highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around May Hill Close (BB5 0TA) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Hill Close (BB5 0TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyndburn Street, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sharples Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Hill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maya Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Persia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Persia Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour China Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradshaw Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pearson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savoy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maya Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharples Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stevenson Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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