Total Crime Rate
180.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eton Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 64th 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 Eton Avenue (BB5 6BH) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% higher than the Huncoat average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eton Avenue (BB5 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Addison Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Huncoat| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pollard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dowry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dowry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ralph Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutter Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorneyholme Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Addison Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Addison Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutter Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Hall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Annie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arago Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moss Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aitken Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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