Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (BB5 1ST) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (BB5 1ST), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lang Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monk Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiss Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Empress Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Empress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Empress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Emma Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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