Total Crime Rate

604.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 604.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 307.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 274.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • 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

Water Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 6th 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 Water Street (BB5 6PX) in the last 12 months was 604.4 per 1,000 residents and was 650.2% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 307.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (BB5 6PX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barnes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eastgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arago Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Barnes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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