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Crime in Hyndburn by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,748crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+4%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Stanhilllowest rate53.9 per 1,000 a year
141.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Little Moor End (-15%), Hillock Vale (-10%) and Dill Hall (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1WoodnookBB5 · 10,288 residents 250.4▲ 11%violence
2MilnshawBB5 · 12,240 residents 249.3▼ 1%violence
3AlleytroydsBB5 · 10,102 residents 188.5▲ 16%violence
4BroadfieldBB5 · 11,132 residents 165.6▼ 6%violence
5AccringtonBB5 · 44,684 residents 164.6▲ 3%violence
6EnfieldBB5 · 5,446 residents 163.1▲ 7%violence
7ScaitcliffeBB5 · 16,443 residents 157.4▲ 18%violence
8Dill HallBB5 · 6,921 residents 146.8▼ 6%violence
9ChurchBB5 · 16,864 residents 145.4▲ 10%violence
10Little Moor EndBB5 · 6,979 residents 145▼ 15%violence
11OswaldtwistleBB5 · 29,130 residents 141.2▲ 2%violence
12Knuzden BrookBB1 · 14,423 residents 132.6▲ 15%violence
13RishtonBB1 · 20,288 residents 130.5▲ 9%violence
14Clayton-le-MoorsBB5 · 38,643 residents 125.9▲ 7%violence
15Great HarwoodBB6 · 23,242 residents 109.1▲ 8%violence
16OakenshawBB5 · 8,193 residents 104.5▲ 9%violence
17KnuzdenBB1 · 7,348 residents 102.3▲ 10%violence
18Hillock ValeBB5 · 9,262 residents 97.2▼ 10%violence
19BaxendenBB5 · 2,492 residents 81.9▼ 11%violence
20West EndBB5 · 4,453 residents 54.8▼ 2%violence
21StanhillBB5 · 7,491 residents 53.9▲ 5%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Hyndburn have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Stanhill, West End, Baxenden, Hillock Vale and Knuzden.

Which areas of Hyndburn have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Woodnook, Milnshaw, Alleytroyds, Broadfield and Accrington.

Is crime going up or down in Hyndburn?

Across Hyndburn, 2,748 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 4% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.