Total Crime Rate

369.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 369.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Addison Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 15th 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 Addison Street (BB5 6AG) in the last 12 months was 369.6 per 1,000 residents and was 295.4% 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (β‰ˆ 212.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addison Street (BB5 6AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hood Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Addison Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dowry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dowry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutter Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutter Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arago Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arago Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pollard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hood Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Addison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addison Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Water Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorneyholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorneyholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorneyholme Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastgate β€”
Sep 2025Public order Eastgate Under investigation

Data Sources

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