Total Crime Rate
186.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ambleside Close 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 Ambleside Close (BB5 6HY) 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 Ambleside Close (BB5 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brown Birks Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Within Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Huncoat| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brown Birks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rydal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Close | Under investigation |
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