Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wycollar Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wycollar Close (BB5 2LG) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wycollar Close (BB5 2LG), the main crime hotspot is near Rothwell Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wycollar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yorkshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycollar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothwell Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hudson Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Lemonius Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lemonius Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Yorkshire Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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