Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 51.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 60th lowest 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 Spencer Street (BB5 6SY) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Street (BB5 6SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Parade, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oswald Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coppice Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Plantation Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hodder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turkey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oswald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avenue Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moleside Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Park Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansion Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bertha Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dent Dale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansion Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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