Total Crime Rate

247.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.6 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 247.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bold Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 34th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Hyndburn .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bold Street (BB5 6RH) in the last 12 months was 247.1 per 1,000 residents and was 206.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bold Street (BB5 6RH), 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 Bold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park 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 2026Public order Barnes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barnes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Water Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillies Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillies Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillies Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillies Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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