Total Crime Rate

575.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Percy 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 Percy Street (BB5 6TQ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Percy Street (BB5 6TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Parade β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Parade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Parade β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birtwistle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birtwistle Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hodder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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