Total Crime Rate
130.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hollins Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 98th 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 Hollins Lane (BB5 2JS) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hollins Lane (BB5 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baxenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Airey Street | — |
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