Total Crime Rate

168.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.4 10/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Claremont Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 75th 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 Claremont Road (BB5 5BN) in the last 12 months was 168.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 25 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Road (BB5 5BN), 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 Claremont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Laneside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pilot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Entwisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Crescent 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 2025Burglary Whitaker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mather Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveleys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleveleys Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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