Total Crime Rate

347.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 347.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Whalley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 16th highest crime rate of 268 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 Whalley Road (BB5 1AR) in the last 12 months was 347.8 per 1,000 residents and was 331.7% higher than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 173.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (BB5 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgar Street, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Peel

Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Water Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Willow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Willow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 100

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑