Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Queens Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 49th highest crime rate of 268 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 Queens Road (BB5 6AR) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% higher than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (BB5 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambledon Mill Park, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hood Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ellerbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Mill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hambledon Mill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hambledon Mill Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Mill Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moss Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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