Total Crime Rate
288.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Worcester Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 28th highest crime rate of 269 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 Worcester Avenue (BB5 4BE) in the last 12 months was 288.5 per 1,000 residents and was 208.6% higher than the Huncoat average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Avenue (BB5 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Grove. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Huncoat| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Worcester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Worcester Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milnshaw Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lupin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lupin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyndburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Grove | Under investigation |
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