Total Crime Rate

415.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 415.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 11th highest crime rate of 269 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 Oxford Street (BB5 1GR) in the last 12 months was 415.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (BB5 1GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milnshaw Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Pansy Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lupin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lupin Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fort Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pansy Street South —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyndburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lang Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scaitcliffe Street —
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Data Sources

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