Total Crime Rate

179.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 65th highest crime rate of 269 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 St James Road (BB5 4JP) in the last 12 months was 179.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (BB5 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Street, where police recorded 12 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steiner'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steiner'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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