Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ribblesdale Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 109th highest crime rate of 268 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 Ribblesdale Avenue (BB5 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% higher than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribblesdale Avenue (BB5 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hambledon Mill Park. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ribblesdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Public order Moss Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Moss Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Public order Hambledon Mill Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambledon Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorneyholme Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneyholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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