Total Crime Rate
135.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartmann Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 94th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartmann Street (BB5 1TB) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Barnfield average (285.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartmann Street (BB5 1TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lister Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartmann Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidings Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grimshaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frederick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | College Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lister Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lister Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lister Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tremellen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lang Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claret Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barlow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidings Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sidings Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Street | — |
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