Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Burnley Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 121st highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnley Road (BB5 6JU) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (BB5 6JU), 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 Burnley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brown Birks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldew Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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