Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waddington Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 269 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 Waddington Road (BB5 6QL) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Huncoat average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddington Road (BB5 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hodder Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turkey Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waddington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Hodder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hodder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Park Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Park Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddington Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinewood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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