Total Crime Rate

221.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.6 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 221.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Avenue Parade area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 43rd 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 Avenue Parade (BB5 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 221.5 per 1,000 residents and was 174.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Parade (BB5 6PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillies Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillies Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Water Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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