Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 214.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edmund Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 44th highest crime rate of 268 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 Edmund Street (BB5 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 122.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmund Street (BB5 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Croos Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edmund Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rothwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croos Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croos Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Croos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Croos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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