Total Crime Rate
316.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lincoln Court area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Church , and the 21st highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lincoln Court (BB5 4RU) in the last 12 months was 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% higher than the Church average (174.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lincoln Court (BB5 4RU), 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 Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warwick Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrington Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Avenue | Under investigation |
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