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 Street 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 Street (BB5 1NU) 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 Street (BB5 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Edgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. James Court East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuttall Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area 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 Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dutton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dutton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuttall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Birch Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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