Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Banbury Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 120th 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 Banbury Close (BB5 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Close (BB5 4BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Grove. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Banbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milnshaw Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milnshaw Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Gloucester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Worcester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lupin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
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Data Sources

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