Total Crime Rate

234.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 234.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowlmere Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 40th highest crime rate of 269 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 Knowlmere Street (BB5 1DP) in the last 12 months was 234.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowlmere Street (BB5 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Edgar Street. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowlmere Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Eccles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eccles Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eccles Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsbottom Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsbottom Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsbottom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsbottom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hood Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Edgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Knowlmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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