Total Crime Rate
123.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hollins Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 112th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hollins Lane (BB5 2JS) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% 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 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilltop Mews | — |
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