Total Crime Rate

166.7 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cleveleys Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 78th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveleys Road (BB5 5ET) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveleys Road (BB5 5ET), 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 Cleveleys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wittlewood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Entwisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Ringwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ringwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveleys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleveleys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinney Hill Road

Data Sources

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