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Crime in BB5 3

How much crime is recorded in BB5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hyndburn
Region
North West
Population
11,939 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BB5 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BB5 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
50.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BB5 3National
Violence and sexual offences37.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Burglary14.79.1
Shoplifting9.18.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order5.44.6
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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