Total Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 249.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Badge Brow area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 268 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 Badge Brow (BB5 3DB) in the last 12 months was 249.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% higher than the Immanuel average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badge Brow (BB5 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Paul'S Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Shore Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In St Andrew's

Crime Over Time in Badge Brow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Off Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Shore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Shore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sun Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑