Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 52.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Birkett Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkett Road (BB5 6DG) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkett Road (BB5 6DG), the main crime hotspot is near Turkey Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turkey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sawley Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Park Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorneyholme Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneyholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arago Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Apr 2026Burglary A679 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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