Total Crime Rate

3139.2 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 3139.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1076.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 848.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 202.5 10/10
  • Public order 189.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 173.0 10/10
  • Other theft 168.8 10/10
  • Burglary 164.6 10/10
  • Drugs 160.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.4 10/10
  • Robbery 29.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.9 9/10
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

St James Court West area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the highest crime rate of 269 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 St James Court West (BB5 1NA) in the last 12 months was 3139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 932.8% 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 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 259 (≈ 1092.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Court West (BB5 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 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 St James Court West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scaitcliffe Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. James Court East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medina Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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