Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langham Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 108th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langham Avenue (BB5 5BG) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Huncoat average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langham Avenue (BB5 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near West Crescent. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laneside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Whitaker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleveleys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveleys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pilot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Entwisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
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Data Sources

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