Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 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 150.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kings Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 82nd 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 Kings Road (BB5 6BS) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (BB5 6BS), 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 Eccles Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

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

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