Total Crime Rate

575.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 575.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.3 9/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Burglary 33.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
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

Lee Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 6th highest crime rate of 269 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 Lee Street (BB5 6RP) in the last 12 months was 575.2 per 1,000 residents and was 515.4% higher than the Huncoat average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 195.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Street (BB5 6RP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 141 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 Lee Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birtwistle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansion Street South —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Croos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eastgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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