Total Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 235.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St James Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 39th highest crime rate of 269 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 St James Close (BB5 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher than the Church average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Close (BB5 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duckworth Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steiner'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steiner'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duckworth Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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