Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Manchester Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 94th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (BB5 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (BB5 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hudson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Christ Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Public order Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Street —
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Data Sources

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