Total Crime Rate

386.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 386.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Hyndburn Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 12th highest crime rate of 268 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 Hyndburn Street (BB5 1SF) in the last 12 months was 386.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% higher than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hyndburn Street (BB5 1SF), the main crime hotspot is near Hyndburn Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hyndburn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Persia Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Persia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour China Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradshaw Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pearson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savoy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riding Barn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riding Barn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riding Barn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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