Total Crime Rate

824.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.1 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 824.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.4 10/10
  • Public order 67.7 10/10
  • Other theft 55.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
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

Argyle Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Argyle Street (BB5 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 824.7 per 1,000 residents and was 189.3% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 227.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Street (BB5 1DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Central

Crime Over Time in Argyle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Willow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Willow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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