Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Sultan Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 107th 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 Sultan Street (BB5 6EL) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sultan Street (BB5 6EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydney Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sultan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hodder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turkey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bertha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansion Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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