Total Crime Rate
247.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Partridge Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnfield , and the 36th highest crime rate of 269 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 Partridge Drive (BB5 2RL) in the last 12 months was 247.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Barnfield average (304.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Partridge Drive (BB5 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Lane | — |
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