Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Chapel Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Immanuel , and the 105th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (BB5 3EP) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Immanuel average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (BB5 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heys Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heys —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heys Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Bridge Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyddings Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kay Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higher Heys —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Higher Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Heys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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