Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 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 67.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Foster Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 97th 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 Foster Street (BB5 6DU) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Street (BB5 6DU), the main crime hotspot is near Bradshaw Street East. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dowry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arago Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorneyholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorneyholme Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turkey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dowry Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary A679 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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