Total Crime Rate

263.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.3 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 263.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 30th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Street (BB5 1DW) in the last 12 months was 263.8 per 1,000 residents and was 227.4% higher than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Street (BB5 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowlmere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Fort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aitken Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ellerbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laneside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsfall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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