Total Crime Rate

47.4 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 47.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ashworth Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashworth Street (BB5 2QB) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashworth Street (BB5 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilltop Mews, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parker Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashworth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pocklington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Mews —
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Data Sources

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