Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Limewood Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Huncoat , and the 55th 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 Limewood Close (BB5 6UL) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Huncoat average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Limewood Close (BB5 6UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hodder Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Huncoat| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Park Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plantation Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hodder Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Essex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plantation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moleside Close | — |
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