Total Crime Rate

186.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 186.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Brown Birks Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 61st highest crime rate of 268 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 Brown Birks Road (BB5 6HS) in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Birks Road (BB5 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Brown Birks Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brown Birks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambleside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brown Birks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldew Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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